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| Date: | Sunday 28 September 1986 |
| Time: | 09:01 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36TC Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-EKMS |
| MSN: | EA-172 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 1,5 km from Düsseldorf (DUS) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel (06:52) |
| Düsseldorf-Lohausen (DUS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into trees (Kalkumer Forst) during IMC approach in dense fog. Pilot Karl Jörg Ruhnke (48).
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 29 September 1986, p1+3
BFU 3X447-86
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2018 18:06 | TB | Added |
| 02-Mar-2018 18:08 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 24-Apr-2018 18:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, ] |
| 12-Mar-2019 15:25 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Mar-2019 15:29 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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