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| Date: | Monday 16 July 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna P206A Super Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | FBB Flugbetrieb Borkum |
| Registration: | D-ELBE |
| MSN: | P206-0301 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Osterems -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | EDWE Emden |
| EDWR Borkum | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched and sank between Borkum and Memmert. Pilot and four passengers unhurt.
Sources:
Air-Britain
http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/PB03758
Weser-Kurier 17 July 1979, p11
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2013 07:55 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 23-Jun-2013 08:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2016 23:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 08-Mar-2017 10:11 | copi | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 28-Mar-2018 13:19 | TB | Updated [Location, Nature, ] |
| 06-Jun-2025 05:57 | TB | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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