Air crash on December 17, 1960 in Munich
| Air crash on December 17, 1960 in Munich | |
|---|---|
 A C-131D, similar to the aircraft that crashed |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Crash after engine failure |
| place | Munich , Germany |
| date | 17th December 1960 |
| Fatalities | 52 (32 on the ground) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Injured | 20 on the ground |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Convair C-131D Samaritan |
| operator | Third Air Force , United States Air Force |
| Mark | 55-0291 |
| Departure airport | Munich-Riem Airport |
| Destination airport | RAF Northolt |
| Passengers | 13 |
| crew | 7th |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
In the plane crash on December 17, 1960 in Munich , shortly after take-off, a twin-engine transport plane of the US Air Force crashed into a tram in downtown Munich . A total of 52 people were killed, 20 occupants of the aircraft and 32 people on the ground.
process
On December 17, 1960, a Saturday, shortly after 2 p.m., the Convair C-131D Samaritan ( aircraft number 55-0291) used by the Air Force as a passenger plane with seven crew members and 13 passengers was on board from Munich-Riem airport in the direction of RAF base Northolt started near London . A short time later, the fully fueled aircraft grazed the top of the main tower of the Paulskirche about ten kilometers west and crashed onto a tram in the Bayerstrasse / Martin-Greif-Strasse area (north of Theresienwiese ) . Part of a wing broke through the roof of a house. The Munich fire brigade was able to extinguish the burning tram and the debris of the machine within 30 minutes.
root cause
During take-off, one of the two piston engines failed, so the aircraft could not gain altitude. The pilots tried to return to Riem Airport. The examinations revealed that water had accumulated in a fuel pump .
consequences
All 20 occupants of the machine, 27 people in the tram and 5 passers-by were killed. Another 20 people in the vicinity of the crash site were injured.
Based on the experience from the accident, the professional fire brigade procured dry tank fire engines (TroTLF) with 750 kg of extinguishing powder each for their train guards in 1962 .
The day before the plane crash in New York City , in which 134 people had lost their lives. The accidents fueled the discussion about remote locations for airports in Munich and Hamburg . However, due to opposition from parts of the population, the new Munich Airport was only put into operation 32 years later (1992). The Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel airport continues to exist to this day.
swell
- Accident Report C-131D 55-0291 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed December 8, 2017.
- Deutsche Wochenschau NDW 569 from December 19, 1960 Summary of a film report
- Fire Department Munich History of the Munich Professional Fire Brigade (with photo)
- Oberbayerisches Volksblatt / Rosenheimer Anzeiger from December 19, 1960 (No. 293 - 106th year)
- Bayerischer Rundfunk memories of the drama in Munich
- Munich Merkur eyewitnesses remember
Web links
- Online museum at Munich-Riem Airport with excerpts from the documentary “4 Minuten Flugzeit” by Edwin Bude
Individual evidence
- ↑ TLF-16 , with photo;
- ^ Munich Fire Department, Post-War History , Munich Fire Department
Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 20 ″ N , 11 ° 32 ′ 59 ″ E