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| Date: | Saturday 21 March 1959 |
| Time: | forenoon |
| Type: | Beechcraft L-23 Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Pforzheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stuttgart-Echterdingen |
Two-engined* light Army airplane** crashed into forest near Wimsheim shortly after take-off after reported emergency landing due to fuel problems during instrument flight examination. Crew (32/33).
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 23 March 1959, p16*
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 24 March 1959, p1**
Army Air Crews
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2015 16:00 | TB | Added |
| 05-Nov-2017 19:55 | TB | Updated [Date, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Apr-2025 06:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 06-Jul-2025 08:37 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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