Fatal ILS Approach Accident at Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport (D-ELHB)

Flight Details and Accident Sequence A single-engine aircraft departed from Niederstetten Airport in Baden-Wurttemberg at 0915 local time, carrying one pilot and two passengers. The flight initially proceeded under visual flight rules (VFR) to Würzburg, after which the pilot was cleared to continue under instrument flight rules (IFR) to the destination. During the approach to Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, the pilot was cleared for an ILS approach to runway 24 after passing 5,000 feet. At an altitude of 3,700 feet, while attempting to establish on the ILS, the pilot momentarily lost control of the aircraft. The pilot attempted to regain control as the aircraft climbed to 4,000 feet, entered a left turn, and subsequently entered an uncontrolled descent. The aircraft crashed in a field in Borchen, approximately 8 kilometers short of runway 24. The aircraft was destroyed, and all three occupants were killed.