Cessna 303 Crusader crash, Oct 20, 2000 (1 killed), Dosse...
Cessna 303 Crusader accident on October 20, 2000 near Dossenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot continued a VFR approach...
- Date: October 20, 2000
- Aircraft: Cessna 303 Crusader
- Location: Dossenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot continued a VFR approach in instrument conditions into low cloud and hilly terrain. Low visibility was a contributing factor, and the approach speed was low for reasons not established.
A Cessna 303 cancelled its IFR plan about 15 minutes before reaching Mannheim and descended under VFR into low cloud over hilly terrain. It struck treetops east of Dossenheim and burned. The pilot was seriously injured and died about two weeks later.