Egelsbach - Hahn

On December 17, 2002 at 01:53 PM, Egelsbach - Hahn experienced a crash involving Cessna 414 Chancellor, operated by FMU - Flieg mit Uns Luftfahrtunternehmen, with the event recorded near Hahn Rhineland-Palatinate.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Hahn Airport, the pilot encountered marginal weather conditions with limited visibility due to clouds down to 500 feet. On approach, the twin engine aircraft collided with trees and crashed about 11 km from the runway 03 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-IAFL, MSN 414A-0256, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.9633°, 7.2691°.