# NTSB CEN15WA406: Beech Beech C 24R, Könnern, Germany, September 10, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 10, 2015, 08:30 local (08:30 UTC)
- Place: Könnern, Germany
- Coordinates: 51.678333, 11.810555 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=51.6783&lon=11.8106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 91959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA406
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/91959/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA406

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 10, 2015 about 0830 UTC, a Beech C24R Sierra airplane, German registration D-EHZK, crashed into a field under unknown circumstances near Könnern, Germany. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight departed from the Wittmundhafen Air Base (ETNT), Wittmund, Germany and was en route to the Halle-Oppin Airport (EDAQ), Oppin, Germany. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. Any further information may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Fax: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 246 Phone: +49 5 31 - 35 48 - 0 E-Mail: ops@bfu-web.de Website: www.bfu-web.de This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained from the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: D-EHZK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Beech Aircraft Corporation Beech C 24R (R)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: MC-648
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Not Provided by Authority
- Registered owner: Not provided by Authority
- Departed: ETNT, Wittmund
- Destination: EDAQ, Oppin
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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