| Date: | Wednesday 12 May 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet |
| Owner/operator: | Hamburger Flugzeugbau |
| Registration: | D-CHFB |
| MSN: | 1001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Madrid-Torrejon AFB (TOJ) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Torrejón AFB (TOJ/LETO) |
| Madrid-Torrejón AFB (TOJ/LETO) |
The HansaJet prototype was in the midst of stall configuration tests at 22,000 feet. when it attained an extreme angle of attack resulting in a superstall. The airplane then entered an uncontrollable flat spin. Two crew members were able to parachute to safety.
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