- Date
- December 7, 2009, 15:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place
- Egelsbach, Germany
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Aircraft
- D-IDVKBeech F90
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- German BFU - IIC
- Case key
- 75140
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Probable cause
Under the jurisdiction and control of the German government.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
On December 7, 2009, at 1520 coordinated universal time, a Beech F 90, D-IDVK, was destroyed when it impacted forested terrain near Egelsbach, Germany. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight crew and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Bremen, Germany. The German investigators reported that the airplane was on final approach when it impacted forested terrain. The weather was characterized as "bad weather conditions." The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany
Factual narrative
On December 7, 2009, at 1520 coordinated universal time, a Beech F 90, D-IDVK, was destroyed when it impacted forested terrain near Egelsbach, Germany. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight crew and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Bremen, Germany. The German investigators reported that the airplane was on final approach when it impacted forested terrain. The weather was characterized as "bad weather conditions." The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government or the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany
Aircraft
- Registration
- D-IDVK
- Reported as
- Beech F90 (1)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner
- Dietmar Seidler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Bremen
- Destination
- EDFE · Hessen
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- EDFE · Egelsback
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Observed at
- EDDF
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 14, 2009, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 9 KB in all.