Cessna 501 accident near Trier-Föhren Airport, De, January 12, 2014
On January 12, 2014 at about 12:00 pm local time, a Cessna 501, registered N452TS, was destroyed in an accident near Trier-Föhren Airport (Trier Fohren airport). It was flown under non-U.S. private rules. 4 people were killed.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- January 12, 2014 · about 12:00 pm local time
- Place
- Trier-Föhren Airport, Germany · Trier Fohren
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people were killed.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 501 CITATION · all 501s on the register
- Registration
- N452TS · no longer on the register · serial 501-0231
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. private rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On January 12, 2014, approximately 1200 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 501 Citation I SP airplane, US registration N452TS, was destroyed when it impacted terrain about 2.5 nautical miles from runway 22, Trier-Fohren Airport, Germany. The pilot, co-pilot, and 2 passengers sustained fatal injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU). Further information may be obtained from: German BFU Herman-Blenk-Str. 16 38108 Braunschweig Phone +49 531 35 48 0 Fax +49 531 35 48 246 E-mail box@bfu-web.de Webpage www.bfu-web.de
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: P&W Canada JT15D-4; 0 hours total
- Engine 2: P&W Canada JT15D-4; 0 hours total
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.