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| name = Paninternational Flight 112 |
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|caption= The accident aircraft in Stockholm in 1970 |
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| caption = D-ALAR, the BAC One-Eleven involved, seen nine months before the accident |
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|Date= 6 September 1971 |
| Date = 6 September 1971 |
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|Type= Dual engine failure |
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| Type = [[Turbine engine failure|Dual engine failure]] following engine overheating |
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|occurrence_type=Accident |
| occurrence_type = Accident |
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|Site=[[Bundesautobahn 7]] |
| Site = [[Bundesautobahn 7]] near [[Hamburg]], [[West Germany]] |
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| aircraft_type = [[BAC One-Eleven]] |
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|Origin= [[Hamburg Airport]] |
| Origin = [[Hamburg Airport]], Hamburg, West Germany |
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|Tail Number=D-ALAR |
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| tail_number = D-ALAR |
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| Occupants = 121 |
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'''Paninternational Flight 112''' was a [[BAC One-Eleven]] operated by German airline [[Paninternational]] that crashed in Hamburg on 6 September 1971 while attempting to land on an [[autobahn]] following the failure of both engines. The accident killed 22 passengers and crew out of 121 on board. |
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==Aircraft== |
==Aircraft== |
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The aircraft |
The aircraft involved was a [[BAC One-Eleven]] registered as D-ALAR and first flew one year before the accident.<ref name="ASN"/> |
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==Accident== |
==Accident== |
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Paninternational Flight 112 took off from [[Hamburg Airport]] in Hamburg, Germany, on a flight to [[Málaga Airport]] in [[Málaga]], Spain, with 115 passengers and six crew on board.<ref name="ASN"/> |
Paninternational Flight 112 took off from [[Hamburg Airport]] in Hamburg, West Germany, on a flight to [[Málaga Airport]] in [[Málaga]], Spain, with 115 passengers and six crew on board.<ref name="ASN"/> The captain was Reinhold Hüls, a former military pilot with more than 3,000 hours flying time; co-pilot [[Elisabeth Friske]] was the first woman jet pilot in West Germany, at the time with only 7 hours in the BAC One-Eleven.<ref name=FAZ/> After the takeoff, as the aircraft climbed through {{convert|300|m|ft}}, both engines failed and the captain decided to make an emergency landing on a highway – [[Bundesautobahn 7|''Bundesautobahn'' 7]] (also part of [[European route E45]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.autobahnatlas-online.de/A7.htm|title=Autobahnatlas.de information for A7|last=|first=|date=|website=www.autobahnatlas-online.de|language=de|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 May 2010}}</ref> – about {{convert|4.5|km|mi nmi|1|abbr=on}} from Hamburg Airport.<ref name="ASN"/> During the landing, on the south-bound carriageway to avoid heavy traffic out of Hamburg, the aircraft deflected to the left and collided with an overpass and multiple concrete pillars, causing the right wing, cockpit, and T-tail to shear off. The rest of the fuselage broke up and skidded to a halt resting against an oak tree, and subsequently caught fire.<ref name="ASN"/><ref name=FAZ>{{cite news |first=Andreas |last=Spaeth |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/ungluecke/flugzeugunglueck-vor-50-jahren-das-wunder-von-hasloh-17514862.html |title=Absturz auf der Autobahn |newspaper=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |date=5 September 2021 |language=de}}</ref> The accident killed twenty-one passengers and one crew member.<ref name="ASN">{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710906-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 515FB D-ALAR Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|date=|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref> |
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==Cause== |
==Cause of the crash== |
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Subsequent investigation showed that one or two of the five tanks for the [[Water injection (engines)|water-injection engine thrust-augmentation system]] (used during take-off) had inadvertently been filled with [[kerosene]] instead of with [[Demineralized water|demineralised water]].<ref name="ASN"/><ref name="FAZ"/> Spraying this additional jet fuel into the engines caused them to overheat and fail shortly after take-off.<ref name="ASN"/><ref name="FAZ"/><ref name=NDR>{{cite news |url=https://www.ndr.de/geschichte/schauplaetze/Notlandung-auf-A7-1971-22-Tote-nach-Flugzeug-Wartungsfehler,flugzeugabsturz135.html |title=Absturz auf der A7: Ein Wartungsfehler mit tragischen Folgen |publisher=Norddeutscher Rundfunk |language=de |date=6 September 2021 }}</ref> Two maintenance workers for Paninternational were sentenced to prison terms in 1974.<ref name=FAZ/><!-- NOTE: According to NDR, fined in 1976 after 2 trials. --> |
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The cause of the accident was that the tank for the [[Water injection (engines)|water-injection engine thrust-augmentation system]] had inadvertently been filled with [[jet fuel]] instead of water. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Southern Airways Flight 242]] a Douglas DC-9, which also crashed on April 4, 1977 during an emergency landing on a highway |
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*[[Dominicana DC-9 air disaster]] a 1971 DC-9 crashed caused by engines contaminated with water |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{cite AV media |first=Jan |last=Müller-Tischer |title=Notlandung auf der A7: Die Flugzeugkatastrophe von Hasloh |year=2013 |type=documentary film, 27 mins, 43 secs |language=de }} |
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* Aircraft Accident Report – [https://asn.flightsafety.org/reports/1971/19710906_BA11_D-ALAR.pdf ''Über die Untersuchung des Unfalles BAC 1-11 D-ALAR der Paninternational am 6.9.1971 bei Hasloh''] – Bundesrepublik Deutschland (in German) |
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Latest revision as of 15:42, 24 August 2024
 D-ALAR, the BAC One-Eleven involved, seen nine months before the accident | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 6 September 1971 |
| Summary | Dual engine failure following engine overheating |
| Site | Bundesautobahn 7 near Hamburg, West Germany 53°42′10″N 09°56′33″E / 53.70278°N 9.94250°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | BAC One-Eleven |
| Operator | Paninternational |
| Registration | D-ALAR |
| Flight origin | Hamburg Airport, Hamburg, West Germany |
| Destination | Málaga Airport, Málaga, Spain |
| Occupants | 121 |
| Passengers | 115 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 22 |
| Injuries | 99 |
| Survivors | 99 |
Paninternational Flight 112 was a BAC One-Eleven operated by German airline Paninternational that crashed in Hamburg on 6 September 1971 while attempting to land on an autobahn following the failure of both engines. The accident killed 22 passengers and crew out of 121 on board.
Aircraft
[edit]The aircraft involved was a BAC One-Eleven registered as D-ALAR and first flew one year before the accident.[1]
Accident
[edit]Paninternational Flight 112 took off from Hamburg Airport in Hamburg, West Germany, on a flight to Málaga Airport in Málaga, Spain, with 115 passengers and six crew on board.[1] The captain was Reinhold Hüls, a former military pilot with more than 3,000 hours flying time; co-pilot Elisabeth Friske was the first woman jet pilot in West Germany, at the time with only 7 hours in the BAC One-Eleven.[2] After the takeoff, as the aircraft climbed through 300 metres (980 ft), both engines failed and the captain decided to make an emergency landing on a highway – Bundesautobahn 7 (also part of European route E45)[3] – about 4.5 km (2.8 mi; 2.4 nmi) from Hamburg Airport.[1] During the landing, on the south-bound carriageway to avoid heavy traffic out of Hamburg, the aircraft deflected to the left and collided with an overpass and multiple concrete pillars, causing the right wing, cockpit, and T-tail to shear off. The rest of the fuselage broke up and skidded to a halt resting against an oak tree, and subsequently caught fire.[1][2] The accident killed twenty-one passengers and one crew member.[1]
Cause of the crash
[edit]Subsequent investigation showed that one or two of the five tanks for the water-injection engine thrust-augmentation system (used during take-off) had inadvertently been filled with kerosene instead of with demineralised water.[1][2] Spraying this additional jet fuel into the engines caused them to overheat and fail shortly after take-off.[1][2][4] Two maintenance workers for Paninternational were sentenced to prison terms in 1974.[2]
See also
[edit]- Southern Airways Flight 242 a Douglas DC-9, which also crashed on April 4, 1977 during an emergency landing on a highway
- Dominicana DC-9 air disaster a 1971 DC-9 crashed caused by engines contaminated with water
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 515FB D-ALAR Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Spaeth, Andreas (5 September 2021). "Absturz auf der Autobahn". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German).
- ^ "Autobahnatlas.de information for A7". www.autobahnatlas-online.de (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Absturz auf der A7: Ein Wartungsfehler mit tragischen Folgen" (in German). Norddeutscher Rundfunk. 6 September 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- Müller-Tischer, Jan (2013). Notlandung auf der A7: Die Flugzeugkatastrophe von Hasloh (documentary film, 27 mins, 43 secs) (in German).
- Aircraft Accident Report – Über die Untersuchung des Unfalles BAC 1-11 D-ALAR der Paninternational am 6.9.1971 bei Hasloh – Bundesrepublik Deutschland (in German)