ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74324
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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 2010 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  Comco Ikarus C42B |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-MKLU |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Odenthal-Altenberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denmark |
| Gießen Lützllinden (EDFL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot activated the airplane's ballistic rescue parachute when he lost spatial orientation in poor weather. The airplane came down in a forest. Both occupants (49/49) were rescued after the pilot radioed his GPS coordinates.
Sources:
http://www.presseportal.de/polizeipresse/pm/62459/1613452/polizei_rheinisch_bergischer_kreis/rss
https://www.rundschau-online.de//html/artikel/1273842565363.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2010 11:24 | harro | Added |
| 14-May-2010 11:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Plane category, ] |
| 15-May-2010 03:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 15-May-2010 03:11 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-May-2010 11:39 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport] |
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