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| Date: | Thursday 13 August 2015 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Robin DR.400/180R Remorqueur |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Club Lichtenfels e.V. |
| Registration: | D-EFHQ |
| MSN: | 1513 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Klix Airfield (EDCI) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Klix Airfield (EDCI) |
| Klix Airfield (EDCI) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The DR 400/180R was aero-towing a glider. The towing DR400/180 crashed next to the runway just shortly after takeoff. It had only reached about 50m (150ft) when the towing aircraft went out of control. The pilot (44) was severly injured and was airlifted to hospital. The towed glider managed to land safely. The glider pilot (71) remained uninjured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.sz-online.de/sachsen/kleinflugzeug-abgestuerzt-3172868.html
https://www.bild.de/regional/dresden/flugzeugabsturz/pilot-bei-flugzeug-absturz-schwer-verletzt-42173066.bild.html
http://edql.de/images/stories/Segelflug/Saison-2015/Hacki-Remo-k.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2015 18:18 | flyflyfly | Added |
| 15-Aug-2015 06:42 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2015 19:58 | flyflyfly | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 18-Aug-2015 07:54 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
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