Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, Jan 28, 1966 (46 killed)
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on January 28, 1966 near Bremen-Neuenland Bremen, Germany with 46 fatalities. Cause: The final report cited a...
- Date: January 28, 1966
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: Bremen-Neuenland Bremen, Germany
- Fatalities: 46
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The final report cited a chain of technical and human errors, including a cockpit instrument showing false information and the captain misjudging his altitude in darkness and poor visibility.
Lufthansa Flight 005, a Convair CV 440 on the Frankfurt Bremen Hamburg service, made a go around at Bremen in heavy rain and low visibility. It came down beside the runway at low altitude while turning, and all 46 people on board were killed. Sources describe a probable stall during the go around, possibly caused by incorrect control inputs.