ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182756
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| Date: | Thursday 24 December 2015 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Aerospool WT-9 Dynamic |
| Owner/operator: | Koch Luftwerbung |
| Registration: | D-MHPG |
| MSN: | DY085/2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wetzlar (Hessen) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Giessen-Lutzellinden Airfield (EDFL) |
| Giessen-Lutzellinden Airfield (EDFL) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
According to witnesses, the pilot of the ultralight aircraft wanted to go to the special landing field Gießen-Lützllinden in the afternoon of the day of the accident. Around 15:10, the pilot stated to an acquaintance that he still wanted to make a sightseeing flight.
Around 15:35 the UL was observed falling almost vertically to the ground west of the airfield.
A short time later, the UL was found in a wooded area about 880 m in front of runway 07 of the special landing field Gießen-Lützllinden.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/unglueck-56-jaehriger-stirbt-bei-flugzeugabsturz-a-401971
https://www.mittelhessen.de/lokales/region-wetzlar_artikel,-Pilot-stirbt-bei-Flugzeugabsturz-_arid,612023.html
https://www.wirsiegen.de/2015/12/flugzeugabsturz-bei-wetzlar-pilot-kommt-ums-leben/146564/
http://www.flugzeug-bild.de/bild/Sonstiges~Sonstiges~Sonstiges/3520/d-mhpg-koch-luftwerbungdynamic-wt9fgedrk.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2015 08:10 | gnomy | Added |
| 25-Dec-2015 08:11 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Dec-2015 08:42 | tom | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source] |
| 25-Dec-2015 08:43 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator] |
| 25-Dec-2015 08:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Dec-2015 13:25 | gnomy | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 26-Dec-2015 16:24 | Chieftain | Updated [Phase, Departure airport] |
| 28-Oct-2019 13:37 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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