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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Auster J/5B Autocar |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-EGHG |
| MSN: | 2912 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hameln -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Braunschweig |
| Rinteln | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost orientation and attempted a landing on a model aerodrome. Overrun into river Weser.
Sources:
German Civil Aircraft Register
Hamburger Abendblatt 16 August 1978
Weser-Kurier 16 August 1978, p12
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2018 18:35 | TB | Added |
| 02-Jun-2025 18:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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