Accident Auster J/1 Autocrat PH-NDM, Monday 14 September 1953
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Date:Monday 14 September 1953
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Type:Silhouette image of generic J1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Auster J/1 Autocrat
Owner/operator:private
Registration: PH-NDM
MSN: 2621
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Hamburg -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel
Destination airport:local
Investigating agency: RvdL
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Emergency landing in the Hamburg port area after an engine failure.

Note: registration cancelled 12.04.1954 and remnants sold to Germany and rebuilt to D-ELYK not until 1959

Sources:

https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/rapporten/2023/03/22/bijlage-3-inventaris-van-de-archieven-rvdl-en-bvoi-2-16-107
https://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1953.htm
https://www.hdekker.info/registermap/MN.htm

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

16 May 1959 D-ELYK private 1 near Salzgitter sub
16 May 1967 D-ELYK Luftsportgemeinschaft Salzgitter-Bad e.V. 1 Segelfluggelände Salzgitter-Bad w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Aug-2024 17:23 ASN Added
28-Oct-2024 12:47 Cobar Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
01-Jul-2025 16:11 TB Updated [Location, ]
05-Jul-2025 09:07 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
11-Jul-2025 12:41 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ]
11-Jul-2025 15:41 TB Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, ]

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