ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54485
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| Date: | 08-DEC-1988 |
| Time: | 13:33 |
| Type: |  Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 81-0957 |
| MSN: | A10-0952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Remscheid -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nörvenich AB (ETNN) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft crashed into the upper floor of an apartment complex. In addition to the pilot, five people were killed. Fifty others were injured, including many seriously.
According to press reports the plane was engaged in a low-altitude flight exercise. It belonged to a unit from Bentwaters Air Base (Suffolk, UK) but at the time of the accident was stationed at Nörvenich Air Base.
Sources:
1. http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/program.pl?ID=560592
2. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm198889/cmhansrd/1988-12-12/Writtens-8.html
3. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/09/world/us-plane-crashes-into-german-city.html
4. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1981.html
5. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1981-aircraft.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2008 09:57 | harro | Added |
| 03-Apr-2011 03:22 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 18-Jul-2011 04:55 | Anon. | Updated [Phase] |
| 07-Sep-2011 22:19 | Hossy81 | Updated [Date, Other fatalities] |
| 25-May-2013 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2013 19:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2013 20:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 20-Aug-2017 17:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
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