Hildesheim – Augsburg

On September 13, 2011 at 07:40 PM, Hildesheim – Augsburg experienced a crash involving Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), operated by AFIT, with the event recorded near Hildesheim Lower Saxony.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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. During the takeoff roll from runway 25 at Hildesheim Airport, the twin engine aircraft accelerated slowly and lifted off from the mid-runway only. After takeoff, the climb gradient was low then the airplane lost height and descended until it impacted a wall and crashed in an industrial area located about 900 metres from the runway end, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-IIWA, MSN 62-0903-8165032, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.1549°, 9.9732°.