Accident Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser D-EKEL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182655
 
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Date:Sunday 17 June 1962
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Owner/operator:
Registration: D-EKEL
MSN: 12-337
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Kirchhellen -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Banner and glider towing
Departure airport:Dienslaken Schwarze Heide
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Towplane and glider D-5490 crashed after take-off when rope of another glider fell onto towplane. Pilot (46).

Sources:

Hamburger Abendblatt 8 June 1962, p16
BFU 831-0617/62

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Dec-2015 09:21 TB Added
19-Nov-2018 22:13 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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