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| Date: | Saturday 16 May 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Auster J/1 Autocrat |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-ELYK |
| MSN: | 2621 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Salzgitter -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Salzgitter-Bad (Schäferstuhl) |
| Goslar | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed. Pilot Sven Erbs (48, swedish bobsled athlete) from Salzgitter.
Note: (1) according to the source this was Auster J/1 Autocrat D-ELYK (2621). Later rebuilt at Schäferstuhl, activ again and named "Sven Erbs" (05.60 ?)
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 20 May 1959, p4
(1) https://ezeitung.nordschleswiger.dk/titles/dernordschleswiger/5642/publications/5096/pages/12
German Civil Aircraft Register (05.60)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 1953 | PH-NDM | private | 0 | Hamburg | |
sub |
| 16 May 1967 | D-ELYK | Luftsportgemeinschaft Salzgitter-Bad e.V. | 1 | Segelfluggelände Salzgitter-Bad | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2014 21:01 | TB | Added |
| 16-Dec-2015 18:26 | TB | Updated [Registration, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2025 19:36 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2025 13:27 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2025 14:37 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 12-Jul-2025 06:42 | TB | Updated [Damage, ] |
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