Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782

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 Flugdienst was a 100% subsidiary of Lufthansa.

Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782
D-ABHD, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date2 January 1988
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Sitenear Seferihisar, Turkey
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-230
OperatorCondor Flugdienst
RegistrationD-ABHD
Flight originStuttgart-Echterdingen Airport, Stuttgart, West Germany
DestinationAdnan Menderes Airport, Izmir, Turkey
Passengers11
Crew5
Fatalities16
Survivors0

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 it struck Dümentepe Hill, 10.5 nautical miles from the airport, killing all 16 people on board.[3]

Investigation Results

The captain, 48 year old Wolfgang Hechler, was a former Starfighter pilot. According to the evaluation of the cockpit voice recorder, he continuously talked to the First Officer even in the approach phase and kept on criticising, lambasting and insulting him, partly without reference to duty or work subjects.[4]

The investigation concluded: The accident occurred due to the wrong use of navigation aids. The cause is attributed mainly to the lack of adherence to company procedures especially in respect of crew coordination during approach and basic instrument flying procedures.[5]

See also

References
  1. Der vergessene Crash von Condor 3782, Austrian Wings 2013-01-14. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. Trichter verfehlt, Der Spiegel 11 January 1988, ISSN 0038-7452, p. 158. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737–230 D-ABHD Seferihisar". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. Abschied vom Helden, Der Spiegel 4 August 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  5. FUS Flugunfall-Kurzbericht 2X0001/88, Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung

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