What happened
On the evening of the accident, a private flight departed from Kassel-Calden Airport in Germany at 18:35 local time. The flight was operating under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) with a destination of Toulouse-Blagnac. The aircraft was carrying a pilot and three passengers, all of whom were members of the same family.
After approximately three hours of flight time, the aircraft was granted clearance for approach and received radar vectors for the ILS runway 14R. During the final stages of the approach, while the aircraft was at an altitude of 900 feet, the pilot attempted to communicate a problem to air traffic control. The transmission was cut short before the specific nature of the emergency could be identified. Immediately following this incomplete message, both radio and radar contact with the aircraft were lost.
The wreckage was subsequently located near the threshold of runway 14R. The accident resulted in four fatalities and zero survivors among the crew and passengers, as all four family members eventually succumbed to their injuries.
Findings
- The pilot reported an unspecified mechanical or operational issue during the final approach.
- Loss of communication and radar contact occurred immediately after the pilot's last transmission.