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| Date: | Tuesday 22 May 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  PZL-104 Wilga 35 |
| Owner/operator: | Luftsportverein Borken/Westf. e.V. |
| Registration: | D-EBZG |
| MSN: | 86225 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Flugplatz Schwarze Heide -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Flugplatz Schwarze Heide/Dinslaken |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed from 80 meters and burst into flames while towing a glider. Pilot Bitter (44).
Sources:
BFU 3X0129/79
Borkener Zeitung 15 April 1978, p28 (photo)/26 May 1979, p21
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2012 04:12 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 27-Dec-2018 22:29 | TB | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2022 21:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Jul-2025 12:25 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Jul-2025 17:09 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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