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| Date: | Saturday 18 May 1985 |
| Time: | 19:34 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206F Stationair II |
| Owner/operator: | Verein für Flugausbildung e.V. |
| Registration: | D-EFLN |
| MSN: | U206-02368 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Winsen-Meißendorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Parachuting |
| Departure airport: | Flugplatz Meißendorf-Brunsiek |
| Flugplatz Meißendorf-Brunsiek | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after suffering tail damage while paradropping. Pilot, ex Olympiasieger im Springreiten, Hermann Schridde (47) and one female passenger (27) died.
Sources:
Air-Britain News (ABN) September 1985, p. SE.368
Hamburger Abendblatt 20 May 1985, p1+16
BFU 3X115-85
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2013 10:26 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 04-Oct-2017 19:27 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 04-Oct-2017 19:37 | TB | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Feb-2018 19:29 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2019 19:35 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 31-Jul-2021 17:19 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 10-Jun-2025 07:08 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 10-Jun-2025 07:12 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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