Transall C-160 crash, May 11, 1990 (10 killed), Lohr am Main
Transall C-160 accident on May 11, 1990 near Lohr am Main, Bavaria, Germany with 10 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew did not...
- Date: May 11, 1990
- Aircraft: Transall C-160
- Location: Lohr am Main, Bavaria, Germany
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew did not realize their altitude was insufficient in poor weather.
A Transall C-160D (50+39) of LTG 62 flew from Wunstorf to Kaufbeuren with five crew and five technicians aboard. In poor weather it struck trees in the Spessart hills near Lohr am Main on 11 May 1990, and all ten occupants were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.