Accident
On a charter taxi flight from Cologne-Bonn Airport to Lübeck-Blankensee, an aircraft carrying two passengers and a crew of two initiated an approach to Lübeck-Blankensee Airport in marginal weather conditions. Visibility was limited to 1,500 meters, and the ceiling was down to 150 meters. An ILS approach was not possible, so the crew attempted a landing under VFR mode.
During the final approach, the aircraft struck a non-directional beacon (NDB) antenna that was 15 meters high, located 480 meters short of the runway threshold. The impact caused the aircraft to roll to the left to an angle of 90°, resulting in the left wing striking the ground. The aircraft then crashed and slid for a few dozen meters before coming to rest, bursting into flames.
Uwe Barschel, the Vice-President of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein and one of the passengers, was the only survivor.
Crew and Aircraft
The copilot, Elizabeth Friske, was at command when a Pan International BAc 111 crashed in Hamburg on September 6, 1971.