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. At the time, Condor Flugdienst was 100% subsidiary of Lufthansa.

Aircraft
The aircraft was Boeing 737-230 with the serial number 22635/774 and it was registered D-ABHD had its first flight on June 15, 1981 and was delivered in July of the same year to the airline. The aircraft was equipped with 2 JT8D-15A engines.

Accident Disc
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.

Pilots And Crew
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, 33-year-old Helmut Zöller, even in the approach phase and kept on criticising, lambasting and insulting him, partly without reference to duty or work subjects.

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.

R.I.P To All The Killed Aboard Condor Flight 3782