Aviation accidents in Germany

The NTSB database holds 276 accidents and incidents in Germany, recorded between 1983 to 2026. 108 of them were fatal (39%), and 272 people died.

The deadliest year was 2002, with 77 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 737, Boeing 747 and Cessna 172.

205 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

276

Records

108

Fatal

272

Deaths

39%

Share fatal

1983 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 71 of 276 have coordinates

By decade

1980s 3

1990s 17

2000s 73

2010s 88

2020s 95

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 737 27 Boeing 747 13 Cessna 172 12 Piper PA-28 7 Boeing 767 6 Cirrus SR22 4

Operators involved

Ryanair 6 Not Provided by Authority 5 United Airlines 3 Not Reported 2 Tuifly 2 Hapag Lloyd Flug 2

All 276 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
8 Jul 2001	Boeing 777 N768UA	Frankfurt, Germany no coordinates	United Airlines	No injuries	-
20 Jun 2001	Christen PITTS S-2A D-EDEE	Michelstadt, Germany no coordinates	Reinhard Felok	Serious injuries	-
4 Jun 2001	Bell 47G D-HAPP	Merseburg, Germany no coordinates	Sabine Ring	Minor injuries	-
19 Mar 2001	Beechcraft BE-300 D-CINA	Berlin, Germany no coordinates	Private Wings	No injuries	-
8 Mar 2001	Cessna 525 N909M	Hamburg, Germany no coordinates	Vdse Gmbh	No injuries	-
17 Jan 2001	Beechcraft 95-D55 D-ILPY	Rendsburg-Schac, Germany no coordinates	Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule, Hamburg	Serious injuries	-
30 Oct 2000	Piper PA-60 DUIAK	Koblenz, Germany no coordinates	Mahe Electronic Gmbh	Minor injuries	-
29 Oct 2000	Robinson R 22 N224WP	Wallforf, Germany no coordinates	Wolfgang Pfisterer	No injuries	-
17 Oct 2000	Cessna 414 DIDIT	Kiel-Holtenau, Germany no coordinates	Atec Betriebs-Gmbh & Co	Serious injuries	-
5 Oct 2000	Cessna 303 DISEE	Jena, Germany no coordinates	B + S Flugoharter Gmbh	No injuries	-
7 Jun 2000	Boeing 747F	Frankfurt, Germany no coordinates	Air China	Unknown	-
8 Feb 2000	Beechcraft BE-60 DIMEI	Halle-Oppin, Germany no coordinates	Heda KG	No injuries	-
31 Jul 1998	Boeing 747-400 N671UP	Cologne, Germany no coordinates	United Parcel Service	Unknown	-
27 Jun 1998	Boeing 737-800 DAHFD	Munich, Germany no coordinates	Hapag Lloyd Flug	No injuries	-
10 Jun 1998	Bell 205A1 DHAFH	Paderborn, Germany no coordinates	Agraflug Gmbh	No injuries	-
27 Apr 1998	Boeing 737-500 DAHLN	Bremen, Germany no coordinates	Hapag Lloyd Flug	No injuries	-
8 Mar 1998	McDonnell Douglas DC8-73 N812UP	Koln-Bonn, Germany no coordinates	United Parcel Service	No injuries	-
8 Feb 1997	Boeing B-737-300 DHTSW	Nurnberg/Gerf, Germany no coordinates	Transavia Inc	Unknown	-
15 May 1995	Cessna 441 N6840T	Bayrouth, Germany no coordinates	Thunderskies Inc. Trustee	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1995	Cessna 501 N555HR	Stuttgurt-Grmy, Germany no coordinates	DBM Holding Gmbh	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1994	Cessna CE-421C N26563	Ingolstadt, Germany no coordinates	Air Futura Aviation Leasing	No injuries	-
26 Jan 1994	Grumman AA1B N1512R	Bayreuth, Germany no coordinates	IVO MacHane	No injuries	-
18 Sep 1993	Hiller H-23C N144RG	Egwell, Germany no coordinates	Smith, Robert	Minor injuries	-
3 Apr 1988	Cessna CE-206 N747BE	Schwennigen, Germany no coordinates	Jensen Air	No injuries	-
16 Aug 1987	Boeing B 767 200ER N332AA	Frankfurt, Germany no coordinates	American Airlines	Unknown	-
11 Oct 1983	Boeing 747-200F N806FT	Frankfort, Germany no coordinates	Flying Tiger	No injuries	-