Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782

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Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782
Condor Boeing 737-230Adv D-ABHD.jpg
D-ABHD, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date2 January 1988
Summary Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Sitenear Seferihisar, Turkey
38°12′25″N26°56′24″E / 38.20694°N 26.94000°E / 38.20694; 26.94000
Aircraft
Aircraft type Boeing 737-230
Operator Condor
Registration D-ABHD
Flight origin Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport, Stuttgart, West Germany
Destination Adnan Menderes Airport, Izmir, Turkey
Passengers11
Crew5
Fatalities16
Survivors0

Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 was an international charter flight from Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport, West Germany to Adnan Menderes Airport, Turkey that crashed near Seferihisar, Turkey on 2 January 1988. [1] [2] At the time, Condor was a 100% subsidiary of Lufthansa.

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Aircraft

The aircraft was a Boeing 737-230 with the serial number 22635/774 and it was registered D-ABHD. Its first flight was on June 15, 1981, and it was delivered in July of the same year to the airline. The aircraft was equipped with 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17A engines. [3] [4]

The captain, Wolfgang Hechler (48), was a former Starfighter pilot. The First Officer was Helmut Zöller (33). [5]

Accident description

The flight was uneventful until final approach, when the aircraft, with the co-pilot acting as Pilot flying, was cleared for an ILS approach to the Outer Marker (Non-Directional Beacon) and then on to Runway 35. The aircraft's ILS was switched on after it had passed the NDB, therefore missing the turn. The crew, confused, then followed the wrong side beam of the ILS, and struck Dümentepe Hill, 10.5 nautical miles (12.1 mi; 19.4 km) from the airport, killing all 16 people on board. [3]

Investigation

According to the evaluation of the cockpit voice recorder, captain Hechler continuously talked to First Officer Zöller, even in the approach phase and kept on criticising, lambasting and insulting him, partly without reference to duty or work subjects. [5] The investigation concluded that the accident occurred due to the incorrect use of navigation aids. The cause is attributed mainly to the lack of adherence to company procedures, especially with respect to crew coordination during approach and basic instrument flying procedures. [6]

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References

  1. "Der vergessene Crash von Condor 3782" [The forgotten crash of Condor 3782]. Austrian Wings (in Austrian German). 14 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. "Trichter verfehlt" [Funnel missed]. Der Spiegel (in German). 10 January 1988. ISSN   2195-1349 . Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-230 D-ABHD Seferihisar". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation . Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. "Crash of a Boeing 737-230A near Seferihisar: 16 killed". www.baaa-acro.com. Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. 1 2 Evers, Marco; Holm, Carsten; Müller, Martin U.; Neumann, Conny; Traufetter, Gerald (3 April 2013). "Abschied vom Helden" [Farewell to the hero]. Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN   2195-1349 . Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. FUS Flugunfall-Kurzbericht 2X0001/88, Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung