- Date
- October 14, 2018, 13:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place
- Wasserkuppe, Germany
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- D-EFJXCessna F172
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98514
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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.
Factual narrative
On October 14, 2018, about 1345 coordinated universal time, a Cessna F172N, D-EFJX, experienced a runway excursion during landing which resulted in 3 ground fatalities.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU). Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung Hermann-Blenk-Straße 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Tel: +49 531 3548 – 0 Fax: +49 531 3548 - 246 E-mail: box@bfu-web.de
Aircraft
- Registration
- D-EFJX
- Reported as
- Cessna F172 (N)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal