Accident description
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| Status: | |
| Date: | 01 FEB 1972 |
| Time: | 14:58 |
| Type: | VFW/Fokker VFW.614 |
| Operator: | VFW-Fokker |
| Registration: | D-BABA |
| C/n / msn: | G001 |
| First flight: | 1971-07-14 (7 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 30 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Bremen (Germany)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Lemwerder Airport (XLW), Germany |
| Lemwerder Airport (XLW), Germany |
The aircraft was at 300m at a speed of 405kmh when it entered a vertical dive during a flight test. The crew members parachuted from the plane, but the parachute of one of them didn't open. The accident was caused by tab flutter.
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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 Lemwerder Airport (XLW) to Lemwerder Airport (XLW) as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
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.
Distance from Lemwerder Airport (XLW) to Lemwerder Airport (XLW) as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
