2014 Olsberg mid-air collision
The crash site of the Learjet | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 June 2014 |
| Summary | Mid-air collision |
| Site | Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 51°16′44″N 8°26′53″E / 51.279°N 8.448°E |
| Total fatalities | 2 (all on the Learjet) |
| Total survivors | 1 (Eurofighter Typhoon) |
| First aircraft | |
| 30+91, the Typhoon involved in the collision, photographed in April 2013 | |
| Type | Eurofighter Typhoon |
| Operator | German Air Force |
| Registration | 30+91 |
| Flight origin | Nörvenich Air Base, Germany |
| Destination | Nörvenich Air Base |
| Occupants | 1 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
| Second aircraft | |
| D-CGFI, the Learjet involved in the collision, 2008 | |
| Type | Learjet 35A |
| Operator | GFD Gesellschaft Fur Flugzieldarstellung |
| Registration | D-CGFI |
| Flight origin | Hohn Air Base, Germany |
| Destination | Hohn Air Base |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 23 June 2014, a German Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet and a Learjet 35 business jet participating in a military exercise collided mid-air over Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Learjet subsequently crashed to the ground with the loss of both crew members on board. The Typhoon was damaged but managed to land safely.