 On 28 April 2015, the "Augsburger Allgemeine", a German regional daily newspaper, published an article stating that according to Erich Bäcker, Lützow attempted an emergency landing at Donaumünster/Erlingshofen and crashed into the Danube.Bäcker made his claim based on reports made by eye-witnesses who saw a low flying Me 262 crashing into the Danube that day.Lützow was credited with 110 enemy aircraft shot down in 310 combat missions.