Fatal Twin-Engine Aircraft Crash Near Königstein im Taunus (D-ILTU)

Incident Overview and Flight Details On 1512LT, a twin-engine aircraft departed Frankfurt-Main Airport for Fritzlar Airport. The flight carried four passengers and a crew of two. During the initial climb northbound, the crew encountered poor visibility caused by fog. While climbing to an altitude of 2,000 feet, the aircraft struck trees and crashed onto the slope of Mt Altkönig, which is 798 meters high. The impact site was located approximately 3.5 km north of Königstein im Taunus and about 20 km north of Frankfurt Airport. The aircraft was destroyed in the crash, resulting in the deaths of all six occupants on board. The fatalities included two pilots and four passengers. The crew consisted of Alfred Krummlauf and Rolf Brennholt, both pilots. The passengers were Erwin Topp, Mayor of the city of Wattenscheid; Georg Schmitz, Director of the city of Wattenscheid; Kurt Wille, Head of construction of the city of Wattenscheid; and Josef Peckelsen, an authorized representative of the Heitkamp Company, a German construction firm.