ASN Aircraft accident Nord 2501D Noratlas 52+57 Erding Air Base
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Date:Wednesday 12 February 1969
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic NORA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Nord 2501D Noratlas
Operator:Luftwaffe
Registration: 52+57
MSN: D066
First flight:
Engines: 2 Bristol Hercules 739
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 13
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 1
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:1 km (0.6 mls) S of Erding Air Base (   Germany)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Erding Air Base (ETSE), Germany
Destination airport:Köln/Bonn Airport (CGN/EDDK), Germany
Narrative:
The Noratlas transport plane operated on a flight from Neubiberg to Köln via Erding. Eyewitnesses reported the plane entered a zone of heavy snow storm after taking off from Erding. The airplane crashed into a farm house, killing 10 occupants of the airplane and a young girl inside the house.
The pilot and the navigator survived. The pilot was reportedly later killed in the fatal crash of the Noratlas 52+79 near Königsdorf, November 19, 1970.

Sources:
» Hamburger Abendblatt 13.2.69
» www.flugzeugforum.de


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photo of Nord-2501D-Noratlas-52-57
52+57
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Erding Air Base to Köln/Bonn Airport as the crow flies is 444 km (277 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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