Accident Bücker Bü-181B-1 Bestmann D-EQXE, Sunday 10 April 2011
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Date:Sunday 10 April 2011
Time:17:16
Type:Silhouette image of generic BU81 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bücker Bü-181B-1 Bestmann
Owner/operator:Quax Flieger GmbH
Registration: D-EQXE
MSN: 25071
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Dortmund Airport (DTM/EDLW) -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Dortmund Airport (DTM/EDLW)
Destination airport:Hamm - EDLH
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The Bü 181 was being flown back to its home base following maintenance.
The airplane made a sudden 90-degree right hand turn immediately after takeoff, crashing next to the runway.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlcln_030/nn_223970/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2011/Bericht__11__3X022__B_C3_BC181__Dortmund,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Bericht_11_3X022_B%C3%BC181_Dortmund.pdf
https://www.derwesten.de//staedte/unna/Kleinflugzeug-am-Dortmunder-Flughafen-abgestuerzt-id4528958.html
http://www.ot112.de/einsaetze-a-uebungen-updates/286-2011-04-10-dortmund-einmotoriges-flugzeug-abgestuerzt.html
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6869581&nseq=7 (photo)

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Apr-2011 15:22 TB Added
10-Apr-2011 15:25 TB Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ]
10-Apr-2011 15:30 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, ]
11-Apr-2011 02:19 Anon. Updated [Registration, ]
11-Apr-2011 02:20 Abnuk Updated [Registration, Operator, ]
11-Apr-2011 02:31 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
07-Feb-2012 12:15 harro Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
15-Nov-2013 10:58 Masen63 Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
13-Dec-2015 14:30 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ]

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