| Date: | Saturday 27 May 1972 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Owner/operator: | General Air |
| Registration: | D-IDHC |
| MSN: | 31 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 13 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Helgoland Airport (HGL) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Helgoland Airfield (HGL/EDXH) |
| Wangerooge Airfield (AGE/EDWG) |
The DHC-6 Twin Otter fell off to the left after taking off from Helgoland Airport (HGL), Germany. The airplane fell from a height of 60 m and came down about 200 m left of the runway.
Sources:
Independent Press-Telegram, 28-5-1972
Flug 005 (Der Spiegel)
Location
Images:
photo (c) Max Torrence, US Army Retired; Helgoland Airport (HGL); 1973
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