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| Date: | Sunday 19 August 1962 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Luftsportverein Borken/Westf. e.V. |
| Registration: | D-EDBE |
| MSN: | 12-3052 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Essen-Mühlheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Glider came above the tow plane, caused the loss of control. Struck the ground nose first and caught fire. Pilot Heinz Schmidtke (38) from Gelsenkirchen seriously injured, died 4 SEP. Glider landed safely.
Sources:
German Civil Aircraft Register
Borkener Zeitung 21 August 1962, p5 (photo)/5 September 1962, p8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2015 21:49 | TB | Added |
| 22-Dec-2015 14:56 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 27-Jul-2025 13:58 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2025 18:45 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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