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| Date: | Saturday 10 December 1988 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne I |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-IKWP |
| MSN: | 31T-8004049 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Blieskastel-Ballweiler -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cannes |
| Saarbrücken | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed between two houses on approach to Saarbrücken. Due the strong Mistral the calculate fuel on board was too short.
Sources:
- Air-Britain: Colin M. Smith, Piper Aircraft
Hamburger Abendblatt 12 December 1988
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2013 08:21 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 25-Jun-2013 08:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2017 19:24 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, ] |
| 06-Aug-2017 19:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 01-Mar-2018 17:39 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2024 08:33 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2025 15:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
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