Dassault Falcon 10 crash, Aug 8, 1996 (4 killed), Offenburg
Dassault Falcon 10 accident on August 8, 1996 near Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 4 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after...
- Date: August 8, 1996
- Aircraft: Dassault Falcon 10
- Location: Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew continued the approach under VFR in IMC conditions and did not recognise that the aircraft was too low.
A Falcon 10 operated by Burda Holding was flying from Munich to Offenburg in low cloud. The crew continued the approach under VFR in instrument conditions and struck trees on a hillside about 7 km southeast of the runway threshold near Friesenheim. The aircraft burned after impact and all four occupants died.