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| Date: | Friday 20 May 2016 |
| Time: | c. 23:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Berlin |
| Registration: | D-ABQB |
| MSN: | 4226 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB/EDSB) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL) |
| Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB/EDSB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 aircraft was damaged and a ground worker was killed in an accident at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, Germany.
Air Berlin flight AB6645 arrived Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport at 22:52 hours local time. After parking the aircraft was to be serviced with fresh water. A tanker approached the aircraft riding backwards. A ground employee signalled directions to the driver. For as of yet unknown reasons ground employee became trapped between the fuselage and the tanker. he died of his injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Sources:
https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/110975/3332717
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ab6645/#9c643d6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2016 19:16 | harro | Added |
| 03-Jul-2023 09:31 | harro | Updated |
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