Beriev Be-103 crash, Apr 29, 1999 (1 killed), Straubing
Beriev Be-103 accident on April 29, 1999 near Straubing, Bavaria, Germany with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot attempted to take off at an extremely...
- Date: April 29, 1999
- Aircraft: Beriev Be-103
- Location: Straubing, Bavaria, Germany
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot attempted to take off at an extremely reduced power setting and did not abort in time, having misunderstood the constant-speed propeller procedures.
A prototype Beriev Be-103 was on a propeller vibration test flight at Straubing when it took off after a long roll with the engines at a reduced power setting. It rotated late, entered a shallow nose-up descent and hit a street embankment about 600 metres past the runway end, where it burned. The pilot was killed.