Accident balloon Stuttgart, Sunday 5 April 1959
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Date:Sunday 5 April 1959
Time:c. 13:30
Type:balloon
Owner/operator:Stuttgarter Ballonsportgruppe
Registration: Stuttgart
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 20 E of Nördlingen -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Cannstatter Wasen (11:00)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit tree and crashed in hight winds at about three km from Wemding.

Sources:

Mannheimer Morgen 7 April 1959, p7

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Dec-2015 21:06 TB Added
14-Dec-2015 21:07 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Location, ]
24-May-2025 09:31 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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