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| Date: | Friday 12 June 1987 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200T Turbo Arrow III |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-ELIR |
| MSN: | 28R-7703155 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Boppard -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marburg (EDFN) |
| Faro (LPFR), Portugal | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into wooded area in fog and rain "in der Gemarkung Fleckertshöhe bei Emmelshausen".
Plane was flown into a CB under command of autopilot.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 13 June 1987
German Register
Pilot und Flugzeug Heft 8 1987
https://www.feuerwehr-emmelshausen.de/chronik.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2018 01:03 | TB | Added |
| 01-Apr-2018 18:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 21-Mar-2019 07:30 | uwe kesting | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2025 18:46 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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