D-IWWW

The aircraft suffered a double engine failure and the pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft off Rhodes. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
D-IWWW — crash photo

Flight / Schedule

D-IWWW

Registration

D-IWWW

MSN

421C-0042

Year of Manufacture

1976

Operator

Private German

Date

May 3, 2003 at 12:35 PM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Rhodes South Aegean / <U+039D><U+03CC>t<U+03B9><U+03BF> <U+0391><U+03B9><U+03B3>a<U+03AF><U+03BF>

Region

Europe • Greece

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On May 3, 2003 at 12:35 PM, D-IWWW experienced a crash involving Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, operated by Private German, with the event recorded near Rhodes South Aegean / <U+039D><U+03CC>t<U+03B9><U+03BF> <U+0391><U+03B9><U+03B3>a<U+03AF><U+03BF>.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft suffered a double engine failure and the pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft off Rhodes. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-IWWW, MSN 421C-0042, year of manufacture 1976.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The aircraft suffered a double engine failure and the pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft off Rhodes. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

0

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

Known people on board: 0

Operational Details

Operator

Private German

Flight Type

Private

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Europe • Greece

Aircraft Details

Registration

D-IWWW

MSN

421C-0042

Year of Manufacture

1976

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