Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Dec 17, 2002 (2 killed), Hahn
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on December 17, 2002 near Hahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with 2 fatalities. Cause: Continued VFR-style flight into...
- Date: December 17, 2002
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Hahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Continued VFR-style flight into instrument conditions on approach, poor flight planning that ignored low cloud at the destination, and insufficient and ambiguous communication with ATC.
A Cessna 414 Chancellor operated by FMU on a non-scheduled charter from Egelsbach to Hahn descended into low cloud with visibility limited to about 500 ft. The pilot continued on approach and collided with trees about 11 km from the runway threshold. Both occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.