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| Date: | Thursday 4 January 1996 |
| Time: | 11:02 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-310P Malibu |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-EPWK |
| MSN: | 46-8608063 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Westerland/Sylt (EDXW) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Essen/Mülheim (ESS) |
| Westerland/Sylt (EDXW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in dense fog and drifting snow. Pilot (51) and passenger (38).
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 5+6 January 1996
German Civil Aircraft Register
Deister-und Weserzeitung 6 January 1996, p6 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Feb-2018 07:35 | TB | Added |
| 04-Mar-2018 10:49 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Mar-2018 15:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 19-Dec-2021 15:16 | wf | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 19-Dec-2021 15:16 | wf | Updated |
| 16-Jun-2025 11:29 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 29-Jun-2025 12:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, ] |
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