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| Date: | Thursday 26 February 1959 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Zlín Z-381 Bestmann (Bü 181) |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-EHIX |
| MSN: | 152 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rinkerode/Drensteinfurt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Borkenberge |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit power pole and tree and crashed. Two occupants seriously injured. Pertussis flight with infant. Pilot (38) died 1 MAR of injuries.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 28 February 1959, p3
German Civil Aircraft Register
Borkener Zeitung 3 March 1959, p7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2014 20:29 | TB | Added |
| 11-Dec-2015 19:01 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-May-2016 15:16 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Apr-2025 18:02 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 05-Aug-2025 07:10 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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