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| Date: | Sunday 17 May 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-BCKD |
| MSN: | 28R-7435270 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nieuwkerken-Waas, East Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Antwerpen-Deurne Airport (ANR/EBAW) |
| Bristol Lulsgate (BRS/EGGD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II (G-BCKD) collided in mid-air, at an altitude of about 1000 m with a Cessna A185F, OO-PCA. Both aircraft crashed out of control. All four aboard the PA-28 were killed and all five aboard the Cessna -one pilot and four skydivers- were also killed.
Sources:
https://www.mobilit.fgov.be/data/aero/accidents/AA_old.pdf
Gazet van Antwerpen
http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Aug-2008 11:19 | harro | Updated |
| 08-Nov-2012 15:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-May-2013 08:56 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2022 06:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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