DEN08WA097

NTSB accident investigation · Beech A 36 · Westerland/Sylt, Germany · May 30, 2008

Accident · FatalClass 5 · Foreign
Date
May 30, 2008, 16:55 local (16:55 UTC)
Place
Westerland/Sylt, Germany
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
DEMIBBeech A 36
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
Lead agency
Other
Parties
German BFU
Case key
68139

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Factual narrative

On May 30, 2008, at 1655 coordinated universal time (1855 central European Summer Time), a Beech Aircraft Corporation A 36, German registered D-EMIB, owned and piloted by the accident pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Westerland/Sylt, Germany. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured, one passenger sustained serious injuries, and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from Maastricht, Netherlands. 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 German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany

Aircraft

Registration
DEMIB
Reported as
Beech A 36
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Departed
EHBK · Maastricht
Destination
EGWT · Westerland
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
runway NA

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Injuries
Fatal
Medical
Unknown, Unknown
Seat
Left

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
90° at 19 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
72 °F, dew point 50 °F
Altimeter
29.88 inHg
Observed at
EDXW