Date:	Tuesday 16 May 1967
Time:	afternoon
Type:	Auster J/1 Autocrat
Owner/operator:	Luftsportgemeinschaft Salzgitter-Bad e.V.
Registration:	D-ELYK
MSN:	2621
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Segelfluggelände Salzgitter-Bad -   Germany
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
"Sven Erbs" crashed from 25 meters while towing a glider AV-36, fell onto a bulldozer and caught fire. Pilot instructor Harald Vogt (28). Glider landed safely. The glider came above the plan during the towing and caused the crash.

BFU 810.3-18/67
Deister-und Weserzeitung 18 May 1967, p11

Other occurrences involving this aircraft


14 September 1953	PH-NDM	private	0	Hamburg		sub
16 May 1959	D-ELYK	private	1	near Salzgitter		sub

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-May-2008 11:10	ASN archive	Added
10-Dec-2012 15:23	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
28-Dec-2015 17:06	TB	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Nov-2018 16:27	TB	Updated [Source, ]
12-Jul-2020 08:43	HaGue	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
24-Jun-2025 07:05	TB	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ]
01-Jul-2025 16:17	TB	Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]
10-Jul-2025 19:31	TB	Updated [Operator, ]