Accident Piper J3C-65 Cub D-EMOD, Monday 16 May 1960
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Date:Monday 16 May 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3C-65 Cub
Owner/operator:Luftsportclub Rhein-Ruhr e.V.
Registration: D-EMOD
MSN: 12013/1184
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Flugplatz Essen-Mühlheim -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Crashed. Student pilot Francesco de Curtis (30) from Neapel seriously injured.

Sources:

German Civil Aircraft Register
Borkener Zeitung 17 May 1960, p3

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
17-Dec-2015 20:26 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Damage, ]
01-Aug-2019 16:00 A.J.Scholten Updated [Source, ]
27-Jul-2025 13:40 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ]

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