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| Date: | Sunday 17 June 1962 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | D-EKEL |
| MSN: | 12-337 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kirchhellen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Dienslaken Schwarze Heide |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Towplane and glider D-5490 crashed after take-off when rope of another glider fell onto towplane. Pilot (46).
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 8 June 1962, p16
BFU 831-0617/62
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Dec-2015 09:21 | TB | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 22:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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