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| Date: | Wednesday 4 April 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-150 Apache D |
| Owner/operator: | Deutsche Pilotenschule Mannheim |
| Registration: | D-GABE |
| MSN: | 23-843 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mannheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mannheim/Neuostheim (EDFM) (19:02) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Twin engines airplane crashed from low altitude at outskirts of city during a single-engine manoeuvre. Post crash fire and burnt out. Crew slightly injured.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 7 April 1962, p2
http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/
Hamburger Abendblatt 5 April 1962, p28
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2014 16:48 | TB | Added |
| 22-Dec-2015 19:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 25-Dec-2015 18:57 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 29-Oct-2019 10:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 27-Apr-2025 17:47 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, ] |
| 03-May-2025 08:04 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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