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| Date: | Friday 5 October 2018 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  HOAC HK-36 R Super Dimona |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-KOPR |
| MSN: | 36347 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bad Kissingen (EDFK) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Breitscheid-Dillkreis Airfield (EDGB) |
| Bad Kissingen Airfield (EDFK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The motorglider crashed under unknown circumstances during approach. There was a post-impact fire. The pilot was killed. 82 years old.
The aircraft was built in 1991 and rgd on 04MAR92. After first owner was sold to the operator in AUG94. Hsad an accident at Sylt Island on 23SEP95. Was based at Ettingshausen 1992-2018.
Cancellation date unknown (after 2021)
Sources:
http://www.nordbayern.de/region/flugzeug-in-unterfranken-sturzt-ab-mindestens-ein-mensch-tot-1.8155755
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https://www.radarbox24.com/data/registration/D-KOPR#1009107370
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/d-kopr#1e1b0834
http://www.aviationfanatic.com/ent_show.php?ent=5&AC_Regno=D-KOPR
BFU 18-1485-3X
Files of reg office LBA
Location
Media:
Bad Kissingen: Pilot bei Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben gekommen https://t.co/i43Wke7F2t #franken pic.twitter.com/u5PxKgqxIn
— BR_Franken (@BR_Franken) 5 octobre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2018 12:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Oct-2018 13:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2018 14:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Plane category, ] |
| 05-Oct-2018 16:12 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 05-Oct-2018 18:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2018 19:01 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, ] |
| 05-Oct-2018 20:57 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2018 20:58 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 02:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 07:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 07:05 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 18:08 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-Oct-2018 18:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Jul-2025 08:48 | Gerhardt | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2025 08:49 | ASN | Updated [Operator, ] |
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