Wirestrike Incident Lancair LC41-550FG Columbia 400 N6504H,
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Date:Monday 30 March 2020
Time:c. 13:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic COL4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lancair LC41-550FG Columbia 400
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N6504H
MSN: 41010
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Garden area near Airport Gotha Ost -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Gotha-Ost Airfield (EDEG)
Destination airport:Eisenach-Kindel Airfield (EIB/EDGE)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
After take-off and during climb the aircraft lost engine power. During the emergency descent the aircraft touched the top of trees and a house before gliding under a high voltage power line. It stopped crashing in an allotment garden. The sole pilot onboard survived the accident with heavy injuries and was brought to hospital.

Sources:

https://www.bild.de/regional/thueringen/thueringen-aktuell/gotha-kleinflugzeug-stuerzt-in-gartenanlage-in-thueringen-69730420.bild.html
https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/regionen/gotha/kleinflugzeug-muss-in-gothaer-garten-notlanden-id228807949.html
https://www.mdr.de/thueringen/west-thueringen/gotha/flugzeug-absturz-notlandung100.html
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https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6504H
https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000475052.html
https://www.nexga.com/airplane_400/columbia-400-n6504h/

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Mar-2020 17:41 copi Added
30-Mar-2020 17:42 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport]
30-Mar-2020 17:43 harro Updated [Source, Narrative]
30-Mar-2020 19:02 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source]
30-Mar-2020 20:37 Geno Updated [Source]
31-Mar-2020 08:23 Iceman 29 Updated [Source, Embed code]

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