# NTSB CEN10WA066: Beech F90, Egelsbach, Germany, December 7, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 7, 2009, 15:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place: Egelsbach, Germany
- Location: 49.9600° N, 8.6430° E: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport (EDFE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.9600&lon=8.6430&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: German BFU - IIC
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10WA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75140/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75140
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA066

## Probable cause

Under the jurisdiction and control of the German government.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Other authority investigated (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Approach: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 14, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75140. 9 KB in all.

- Docket Insert - CEN10WA066 (item 1, .PDF, 9 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40322473&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Docket%20Insert%20-%20CEN10WA066-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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