General Air Flight 005
General Air Flight 005 | |
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Accident summary | |
Accident type | unexplained |
place | 200 m west of the Helgoland-Düne airfield |
date | May 27, 1972 |
Fatalities | 8th |
Survivors | 5 |
Injured | 5 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
operator | General Air |
Mark | D-IDHC |
Departure airport | Helgoland-dune airfield |
Stopover | Wangerooge airfield |
Destination airport | Bremen Airport |
Passengers | 10 |
crew | 3 |
Lists of aviation accidents |
The General-Air flight 005 crashed shortly after takeoff from the May 27, 1972 Airfield Helgoland Dune from.
course
At 18:12 which started Twin Otter of the General Air from the airfield Helgoland Dune, but instead of turning into the planned right turn, the plane made at a height of about 60 meters a sharp left turn of 180 ° and crashed at an angle of 70 ° on the floor. Six people died in the crash, including the two pilots, two more later in hospital.
Cause of accident
The Twin Otter was not equipped with flight data recorders; that made the investigation difficult. After examining the debris, it was found that the left engine produced less thrust than the right.
Web links
- Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Report of the mirror
Coordinates: 54 ° 11 ′ 10.7 ″ N , 7 ° 54 ′ 40.5 ″ E