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| Date: | Saturday 7 September 2024 |
| Time: | 16:33 |
| Type: |  Cessna FR172H Rocket (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-ECHF |
| MSN: | FR172H0252 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Soest/Bad Sassendorf Airfield (EDLZ), North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Soest/Bad Sassendorf Airfield (EDLZ) |
| Wipperfürth-Neye Airfield (EDKN) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna FR172H Rocket (Reims) crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 25 at Soest/Bad Sassendorf Airfield (EDLZ), North Rhine-Westphalia, in a field near the runway.
Both occupants perished and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Sources:
https://www.bild.de/regional/ruhrgebiet/bad-sassendorf-nrw-cessna-abgestuerzt-zwei-tote-66dc7daa850ab075339ca1e4
https://www.focus.de/panorama/bad-sassendorf-zwei-menschen-bei-flugzeugabsturz-in-nrw-ums-leben-gekommen_id_260292558.html
https://www.soester-anzeiger.de/nordrhein-westfalen/fly-in-aeroclub-nrw-absturz-kleinflugzeug-bad-sassendorf-lohne-flugplatz-93287038.html
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/73167_1669906761.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2024 18:19 | cmw | Added |
| 07-Sep-2024 18:28 | ASN | Updated [Time, ] |
| 07-Sep-2024 19:08 | HM | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 07-Sep-2024 19:09 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Sep-2024 19:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 08-Sep-2024 08:50 | Anon. | Updated [Category, ] |
| 09-Sep-2024 17:31 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
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