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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1968 |
| Time: | 06:42 LT |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE 3130 Alouette II |
| Owner/operator: | German Research Institute for Aviation (DFL) |
| Registration: | D-HICA |
| MSN: | 1768 (C420) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 km NE Cuxhaven -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | St Michaelisdonn (EDXM) |
| St Michaelisdonn (EDXM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Navigational flight to pilot boat "Kommodore Ruser" near lightship "Elbe I". Crashed during heavy snowfall in the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River (Dieksand, bei Friedrichskoog, 8 km northeast of Cuxhaven). OFw Jürgen Paul (pilot, found 13.7.1968), Dipl-Ing Rolf Kuntz (co-pilot, found 2.7.1968) died.
Sources:
BFU 810.4-1/68
Hamburger Abendblatt 11.1.1968, p20/15.7.1968, p13
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jan-2009 05:16 | Mikosch | Updated |
| 09-Jul-2010 08:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2011 16:20 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2013 13:37 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2018 14:30 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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