Narrative:
Crashed shortly after takeoff. The airplane had been chartered by the Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht (DRF) to retrieve a German patient from Bulgaria.
An investigation suggested that the flight crew had a blood alcohol concentration of 0,48 per mille and 0,37 per mille, which is over the legal limit. This would have impaired their ability to cope with a reported failure of the autopilot immediately after takeoff.
» Ins Trudeln (Der Spiegel 23.10.1978)
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 July 1977 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Alpha-Flug |
| Registration: | D-IBAF |
| MSN: | BB-93 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bourgas Airport (BOJ) ( Bulgaria)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Bourgas Airport (BOJ/LBBG), Bulgaria |
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Crashed shortly after takeoff. The airplane had been chartered by the Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht (DRF) to retrieve a German patient from Bulgaria.
An investigation suggested that the flight crew had a blood alcohol concentration of 0,48 per mille and 0,37 per mille, which is over the legal limit. This would have impaired their ability to cope with a reported failure of the autopilot immediately after takeoff.
Sources:
» Flight International 21 January 1978» Ins Trudeln (Der Spiegel 23.10.1978)
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