VFW-Fokker 614 crash, Feb 1, 1972 (1 killed), Bremen-Neue...
VFW-Fokker 614 accident on February 1, 1972 near Bremen-Neuenland Bremen, Germany with 1 fatality. Cause: Elevator flutter that re-emerged after...
- Date: February 1, 1972
- Aircraft: VFW-Fokker 614
- Location: Bremen-Neuenland Bremen, Germany
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Elevator flutter that re-emerged after flutter dampers were fitted and could not be stopped by reducing speed
The VFW-Fokker 614 prototype D-BABA was on a test flight when elevator flutter developed at about 10,000 feet. Flutter returned after flutter dampers were fitted and could not be stopped by slowing down, so the crew abandoned the aircraft. The copilot was killed when his parachute failed to open and two occupants were rescued.