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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus b |
| Owner/operator: | privat |
| Registration: | D-1712 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | E of Braunschweig-Waggum -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Flugplatz Braunschweig-Waggum | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Schempp-Hirth Discus b glider (D-1712) collided at about 150 meters with a Piper PA-28-140 (D-EHFT). Both aircraft crashed. Pilot Deutscher-Segelflugmeister-Doppelsizer 1984, Volker Heuermann (26).
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 31 May 1985, p32/1 June 1985, p32
BFU 3X163-85
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2018 19:54 | TB | Added |
| 22-Oct-2018 12:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2019 19:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 10-Jun-2025 11:44 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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