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December 14, 2017 · Cessna Aircraft 510 NO Series · OE-FWD

Waldburg, DE

Overview

Report Status
Factual report
Event Type
Accident
Date
December 14, 2017
Injury Outcomes
3 injuries (3 fatalities)
Location
Waldburg, DE
Aircraft
Cessna Aircraft 510 NO Series
Tail Number
OE-FWD
Operator
Sky Taxi Luftfahrt Gmbh
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
CEN18WA055

On December 14, 2017, about 1620 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 510 airplane, OE-FWD, impacted terrain near Waldburg, Germany. The pilots and passenger were all fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government. German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

Full Narrative

On December 14, 2017, about 1620 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 510 airplane, OE-FWD, impacted terrain near Waldburg, Germany. The pilots and passenger were all fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government. German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time16:20 UTC
Nearest Airport0nm
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftCessna Aircraft 510 NO Series
Tail NumberOE-FWD
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorSky Taxi Luftfahrt Gmbh
Engines2
Seats5

People & Injuries

Injury Summary3 injuries (3 fatalities)
Fatal3
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total3

Conditions

WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0

Appendix: Source Data