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| Date: | Monday 23 July 2012 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Robin DR.400/235 Remorqueur |
| Owner/operator: | Luftsportclub Bayer Leverkusen e.V. |
| Registration: | D-EDKL |
| MSN: | 1845 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Leverkusen-Kurtekotten (EDKL) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Leverkusen Airfield (EDKL) |
| Leverkusen Airfield (EDKL) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed and caught fire shortly after take-off during a glider-tow. Pilot (73) killed. The glider disconnected prior to the accident.
Aircraft had been converted from DR400/RP by Gomolzig to DR400/235 prior to first flight as such on 02MAY05. Finally cancelled on 15OCT12-
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.rp-online.de/bergisches-land/leverkusen/nachrichten/schlepp-flugzeug-abgestuerzt-pilot-tot-1.2920032
BFU 3X088-12
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2012 07:51 | TB | Added |
| 23-Jul-2012 10:57 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2012 11:40 | TB | Updated [Registration, Phase, ] |
| 23-Jul-2012 11:52 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2012 12:41 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2012 23:36 | mhab | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Jul-2012 13:22 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Dec-2018 19:28 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jan-2025 08:19 | Gerhardt | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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