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| Date: | Friday 30 August 2024 |
| Time: | 14:25 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman E75 (PT-13D) Kaydet |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4712V |
| MSN: | 75-5094 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Nettersheim, Kreis Euskirchen, North Rhine Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aachen-Merzbrück Airfield (AAH/EDKA) |
| Speyer Airfield (EDRY) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing-Stearman E75 (PT-13D) Kaydet biplane impacted the ground near Nettersheim, Kreis Euskirchen, North Rhine Westphalia.
One occupant perished and the other was seriously injured and biplane was written off.
Unconfirmed information suggests that the aircraft impacted a wind turbine in poor visibility conditions.
Sources:
https://www.radioeuskirchen.de/artikel/nettersheim-eine-tote-bei-absturz-eines-kleinflugzeugs-2088968.html
https://www.ksta.de/region/euskirchen-eifel/nettersheim/kollision-mit-windrad-frau-stirbt-bei-absturz-eines-kleinflugzeugs-bei-nettersheim-854227
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4712V
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N4712V/history/20240830/1140Z
https://media.abpic.co.uk/pictures/full_size_0577/1878520-large.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex United States Army Air Force: 42-16931
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2024 14:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Aug-2024 14:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Aug-2024 14:39 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Aug-2024 14:43 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 30-Aug-2024 14:52 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 30-Aug-2024 18:53 | Anon. | Updated [Category, ] |
| 31-Aug-2024 03:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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