Accident Details
A scheduled charter flight from Berlin to Frankfurt-Main was on approach to its destination. The flight proceeded normally until the final approach. During a missed ILS approach in poor visibility, the aircraft struck the ground alongside runway 25 and was badly damaged while rolling to a stop. The accident occurred at 1848 local time. On board were a pilot-in-command, a copilot, two stewardesses, eleven passengers, and one child, totaling sixteen occupants. Two of the sixteen occupants were injured.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined that the pilot-in-command, during the ILS approach, flew below the critical height and, in a surface visibility which was inadequate, struck the ground alongside the runway. It is probable that a contributing factor was that at the critical moment the assistance given by the copilot to the pilot-in-command was erroneous and misleading.