Frankfurt – Reichelsheim

On January 19, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Frankfurt – Reichelsheim experienced a crash involving Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, operated by Heli-Flight, with the event recorded near Königstein im Taunus Hesse.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot, sole on board, was completing a positioning flight from Frankfurt-Main Airport to Reichelsheim where the airplane was based. At 1235LT, the twin engine aircraft departed Frankfurt-Main Airport runway 25L and the pilot was instructed to make a left turn and to climb and maintain 1,500 feet. The aircraft climbed to 1,800 feet then descended to 1,400 feet. In rain falls, the aircraft struck trees and crashed in a wooded area located in Königstein im Taunus, about 15 km north of Frankfurt Airport. The aircraft was totally destroyed and the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-IDIA, MSN 42-5501055, year of manufacture 1990.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.1951°, 8.4628°.