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| Date: | Saturday 11 August 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Dyn'Aéro MCR-01 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-PQUM |
| MSN: | 70 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Melle Airport (EDXG), -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Melle-Gronegau Airfield (EDXG) |
| Barth Airport (BBH/EDBH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after take off the aircraft crashed onto a highway and caught fire. The 74-year-old pilot and his 14-year-old granddaughter died.
Cause: Undetermined
Accident investigation:
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|
Sources:
DERWESTEN
https://www.hna.de/welt/melle-niedersachsen-grossvater-fliegt-mit-enkelin-in-eigenem-flugzeug-ausflug-endet-toedlich-zr-10113201.html. NDR
https://www.bea.aero/les-enquetes/les-evenements-notifies/detail/event/accident-du-dyn-aero-mcr01-immatricule-f-pqum-survenu-le-11082018-a-melle-gronegau-enquete-menee/
Location
Media:
Germany - Melle - Dramatisches Ende eines Wochenendausfluges: Beim Absturz eines Leichtflugzeugs starben ein 74-jähriger Pilot und seine 14-jährige Enkelin. https://t.co/rZNwQfKEKf pic.twitter.com/ikdcXB0LHz
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 11 août 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2018 09:38 | Copi | Added |
| 11-Aug-2018 09:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 11-Aug-2018 10:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 11-Aug-2018 11:25 | Copi | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code, Plane category, ] |
| 12-Aug-2018 07:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2018 14:18 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 30-Apr-2020 15:58 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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