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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 1966 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE 3160 Alouette III |
| Owner/operator: | Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Luftfahrt (DFL) |
| Registration: | D-HDFL |
| MSN: | 1322 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Brunsbüttelkoog/Brunsbüttel -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Brunsbüttelkoog |
| pilot ship Kommodore Ruser | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched and capsized in the River Elbe. Passenger Dr. Heinz Kaufmann killed.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 8.12.1966, p22/9.12.1966, p30/20.1.1967, p20
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2011 05:05 | TB | Added |
| 30-Apr-2011 11:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2012 13:24 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 18-Dec-2012 08:58 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Dec-2012 13:18 | TB | Updated [Plane category, ] |
| 30-Dec-2012 08:28 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2013 11:54 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2013 11:57 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
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