Accident Scheibe SF-23 Sperling D-EKYM, Saturday 10 October 1959
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Date:Saturday 10 October 1959
Time:
Type:Scheibe SF-23 Sperling
Owner/operator:private
Registration: D-EKYM
MSN: 2004
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wupperthal-Elberfeld -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Remscheid
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit military building (Sagan Kaserne) and crashed into a field.

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 12 October 1959, p2
DEWEZET 13 October 1959, p10 (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2014 12:53 TB Added
12-Dec-2015 21:31 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ]
19-Jun-2025 12:59 TB Updated [Location, ]
05-Jul-2025 09:59 TB Updated [Source, Narrative, ]

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