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| Date: | Monday 30 March 2020 |
| Time: | c. 13:30 |
| Type: |  Lancair LC41-550FG Columbia 400 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6504H |
| MSN: | 41010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Garden area near Airport Gotha Ost -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gotha-Ost Airfield (EDEG) |
| Eisenach-Kindel Airfield (EIB/EDGE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After take-off and during climb the aircraft lost engine power. During the emergency descent the aircraft touched the top of trees and a house before gliding under a high voltage power line. It stopped crashing in an allotment garden. The sole pilot onboard survived the accident with heavy injuries and was brought to hospital.
Sources:
https://www.bild.de/regional/thueringen/thueringen-aktuell/gotha-kleinflugzeug-stuerzt-in-gartenanlage-in-thueringen-69730420.bild.html
https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/regionen/gotha/kleinflugzeug-muss-in-gothaer-garten-notlanden-id228807949.html
https://www.mdr.de/thueringen/west-thueringen/gotha/flugzeug-absturz-notlandung100.html
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https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6504H
https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000475052.html
https://www.nexga.com/airplane_400/columbia-400-n6504h/
Media:
Motor setzte plötzlich aus - Flugzeug stürzt in Gartenanlage https://t.co/05zeQLRJ2U
— BILD (@BILD) March 30, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2020 17:41 | copi | Added |
| 30-Mar-2020 17:42 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, ] |
| 30-Mar-2020 17:43 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Mar-2020 19:02 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 30-Mar-2020 20:37 | Geno | Updated [Source, ] |
| 31-Mar-2020 08:23 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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