Plane crashes in Germany

690 crashes in Germany since 1812, with 2,754 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 690
Fatal crashes: 434
Fatalities: 2,754
First recorded: July 17, 1812
Most recent: September 22, 2026

Deadliest

August 14, 1972: Ilyushin II-62, Königs Wusterhausen Brandenburg, Germany (156 fatalities)
December 12, 1986: Tupolev TU-134, Berlin-Schönefeld, Berlin, Germany (72 fatalities)
December 12, 1986: Tupolev TU-134, Berlin-Schönefeld, Berlin, Germany (72 fatalities)
July 1, 2002: Tupolev TU-154, Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (69 fatalities)
March 28, 1961: Ilyushin II-18, Forchheim Bavaria, Germany (52 fatalities)

Manufacturers

Douglas (88)
Junkers (62)
Avro (60)
Cessna (60)
De Havilland (28)
Piper (28)
Vickers (26)
Dornier (23)
Handley Page (22)
Beechcraft (21)
Boeing (18)
Fokker-Grulich (14)

Aircraft

Years

1945 (34)
1948 (30)
1939 (27)
1949 (26)
1944 (24)
1928 (16)
1936 (15)
1927 (14)
1930 (14)
1929 (13)
1940 (13)
1941 (12)

All crashes (page 1 of 7)

September 22, 2026: F-16 Fighting Falcon, Golf course / approach Runway 04, Spangdahlem Air Base, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (0 fatalities)
April 13, 2025: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Salzgitter-Drütte, Lower Saxony, Germany (2 fatalities)
May 15, 2023: Learjet 35, Hohn AFB, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (2 fatalities)
July 26, 2021: Cessna 208A Caravan, Norderney, Lower Saxony, Germany (1 fatality)
October 10, 2020: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Dauchingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
August 28, 2020: Cessna 401, Arnsberg-Menden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (0 fatalities)
September 11, 2019: Cessna 208A Caravan, Gransee, Brandenburg, Germany (1 fatality)
April 24, 2019: Cessna 551 Citation II, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (0 fatalities)
March 31, 2019: Epic LT, Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany (3 fatalities)
January 12, 2019: Partenavia P.68, Strausberg, Brandenburg, Germany (2 fatalities)
December 14, 2017: Cessna 510 Citation Mustang, Sieberatsreute, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (3 fatalities)
August 8, 2017: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Mainau Island, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (2 fatalities)
October 17, 2016: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Karlsruhe-Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
December 8, 2015: Cessna 340, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
September 30, 2015: De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8), Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany (0 fatalities)
January 15, 2015: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Donaueschingen-Villingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
January 12, 2015: Dornier DO328, Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt, Hamburg, Germany (0 fatalities)
June 23, 2014: Learjet 35, Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2 fatalities)
January 12, 2014: Cessna 501 Citation I, Trier-Föhren, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (4 fatalities)
August 9, 2013: Antonov AN-12, Leipzig-Halle, Saxony, Germany (0 fatalities)
June 19, 2013: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
April 26, 2013: Socata TBM-700, Rotenburg-Wümme, Lower Saxony, Germany (4 fatalities)
March 1, 2012: Cessna 750 Citation X, Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany (5 fatalities)
September 13, 2011: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany (1 fatality)
June 30, 2010: Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Wiesbaden-Erbenheim AFB, Hesse, Germany (0 fatalities)
June 19, 2010: Douglas DC-3, Berlin-Schönefeld, Berlin, Germany (0 fatalities)
February 14, 2010: Cessna 550 Citation Bravo, Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, Saxony, Germany (2 fatalities)
February 2, 2010: Cessna 425 Conquest, Munich-Franz Josef Strauß, Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
December 7, 2009: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany (3 fatalities)
April 28, 2009: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Hamburg-Finkenwerder, Hamburg, Germany (0 fatalities)
January 19, 2009: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Königstein im Taunus, Hesse, Germany (1 fatality)
September 22, 2008: Transall C-160, Wunstorf AFB, Lower Saxony, Germany (0 fatalities)
March 19, 2008: Dornier DO328, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
June 30, 2007: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Wangerooge Island, Lower Saxony, Germany (0 fatalities)
February 12, 2007: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (1 fatality)
November 29, 2006: Grob G180 SPn, Mindelheim-Mattsies, Bavaria, Germany (1 fatality)
July 2, 2006: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (5 fatalities)
February 15, 2006: Dassault Falcon 20, Kiel-Holtenau, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (0 fatalities)
January 12, 2006: Beechcraft 350 Super King Air, Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (2 fatalities)
January 24, 2005: Boeing 747-200, Düsseldorf-Lohausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (0 fatalities)
August 2, 2003: Antonov AN-2, Essen-Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (0 fatalities)
December 17, 2002: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Hahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (2 fatalities)
July 10, 2002: Saab 2000, Werneuchen, Brandenburg, Germany (0 fatalities)
July 1, 2002: Tupolev TU-154, Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (69 fatalities)
July 1, 2002: Boeing 757-200, Überlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (2 fatalities)
June 12, 2002: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Westerland-Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (0 fatalities)
June 1, 2002: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Breitscheid, Hesse, Germany (0 fatalities)
December 26, 2001: Britten-Norman Islander, Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany (8 fatalities)
December 2, 2001: Dornier DO328, Bremen-Neuenland, Bremen, Germany (0 fatalities)
May 5, 2001: Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany (1 fatality)
March 26, 2001: Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany (2 fatalities)
February 8, 2001: Learjet 35, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany (3 fatalities)
October 30, 2000: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Coburg-Brandensteinsebene, Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
October 24, 2000: Beechcraft 300 Super King Air, Donaueschingen-Villingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (4 fatalities)
October 20, 2000: Cessna 303 Crusader, Dossenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1 fatality)
August 9, 2000: Cessna 340, Griesheim-August-Euler, Hesse, Germany (3 fatalities)
August 2, 2000: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Halle-Oppin, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (0 fatalities)
June 13, 2000: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Bremgarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
May 7, 2000: Cessna 303 Crusader, Rottweil-Zepfenhan, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
April 8, 2000: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Breitscheid, Hesse, Germany (2 fatalities)
April 5, 2000: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Hahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (2 fatalities)
April 2, 2000: Cessna 441 Conquest, Ascheberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (2 fatalities)
January 16, 2000: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (0 fatalities)
August 21, 1999: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Paderborn-Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (3 fatalities)
April 29, 1999: Beriev Be-103, Straubing, Bavaria, Germany (1 fatality)
January 13, 1999: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4 fatalities)
January 11, 1999: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Egelsbach, Hesse, Germany (0 fatalities)
November 6, 1998: Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Giebelstadt AFB, Bavaria, Germany (2 fatalities)
August 21, 1998: Extra EA-400, Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (1 fatality)
April 6, 1998: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt, Hamburg, Germany (1 fatality)
November 14, 1997: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Erfurt-Weimar, Thuringia, Germany (4 fatalities)
September 2, 1997: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Wildeshausen, Lower Saxony, Germany (1 fatality)
July 13, 1997: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Beiersdorf, Saxony, Germany (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1996: Partenavia P.68, Schönhagen, Brandenburg, Germany (2 fatalities)
August 8, 1996: Dassault Falcon 10, Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (4 fatalities)
February 19, 1996: Cessna 550 Citation II, Freilassing, Bavaria, Germany (10 fatalities)
January 24, 1996: Cessna 425 Conquest, Hanover-Langenhagen, Lower Saxony, Germany (1 fatality)
January 4, 1996: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Westerland-Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (2 fatalities)
December 8, 1995: Socata TBM-700, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany (0 fatalities)
March 20, 1995: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Grossnaundorf, Saxony, Germany (5 fatalities)
March 13, 1995: Partenavia P.68, Kampenwand, Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
January 25, 1995: Cessna 550 Citation II, Allendorf-Eder, Hesse, Germany (2 fatalities)
November 24, 1994: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (4 fatalities)
June 26, 1994: Antonov AN-2, Aichach, Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
May 27, 1994: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Mindelheim-Mattsies, Bavaria, Germany (1 fatality)
June 7, 1993: Learjet 35, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4 fatalities)
April 2, 1993: Socata TBM-700, Wieden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (6 fatalities)
February 5, 1993: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Cologne-Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (1 fatality)
January 22, 1993: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Beucherling, Bavaria, Germany (1 fatality)
December 17, 1992: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt, Hamburg, Germany (1 fatality)
December 10, 1992: Cessna 425 Conquest, Leutkirch-Unterzeil, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (4 fatalities)
December 2, 1992: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Perleberg, Brandenburg, Germany (2 fatalities)
July 10, 1992: Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, Büchel AFB, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (2 fatalities)
February 27, 1992: Antonov AN-26, Friedrichshafen-Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
February 26, 1992: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Stuttgart-Echterdingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
February 8, 1992: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Friedrichshafen-Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (6 fatalities)
January 25, 1992: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Munich-Riem, Bavaria, Germany (5 fatalities)
December 22, 1991: Douglas DC-3, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (28 fatalities)
October 8, 1991: Cessna 425 Conquest, Hanover-Langenhagen, Lower Saxony, Germany (7 fatalities)
September 25, 1991: Dassault Falcon 20, Kiel-Holtenau, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (1 fatality)