What happened
Following the completion of a passenger shuttle service at Karlsruhe-Baden-Baden Airport, the flight was en route to its home base in Freiburg im Breisgau. While performing the final approach to runway 16, the aircraft encountered challenging environmental conditions characterized by nighttime operations and significant fog, which severely limited visibility.
During this approach, the crew descended the aircraft to an altitude that was too low. This resulted in a collision with trees approximately 450 metres before the runway threshold. The impact caused the aircraft to crash into a wooded area, where a subsequent fire broke out. The impact and the resulting post-crash fire led to the total destruction of the aircraft. There were two fatalities among the crew.
Findings
- The accident occurred during the final approach phase of flight.
- Environmental factors included poor visibility caused by fog and darkness.
- The primary factor in the collision was the excessively low descent of the aircraft prior to impact.