Accident Robin DR.400/180R Remorqueur D-EIAV, Wednesday 30 May 2012
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Date:Wednesday 30 May 2012
Time:c. 17:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DR40 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Robin DR.400/180R Remorqueur
Owner/operator:Akaflieg Karlsruhe
Registration: D-EIAV
MSN: 1658
Year of manufacture:1984
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Rheinstetten -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Rheinstetten
Destination airport:local
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Stalled and crashed in a wooded area, immediately after takeoff. A post-crash fire erupted.
The airplane took off with a tailwind and engine not operating at full power.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: BFU 3X050-12
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlDE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2012/Bericht_12_3X050_DR400_Rheinstaetten.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

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https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/weltgeschehen/article106395991/Vier-Menschen-verbrennen-in-kleinem-Holzflugzeug.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-May-2012 13:02 TB Added
30-May-2012 13:19 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, ]
30-May-2012 13:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Narrative, ]
31-May-2012 00:21 PC12 Updated [Time, Source, ]
09-Oct-2013 17:37 harro Updated [Source, Narrative, ]

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