Accident Cessna FR172H Rocket (Reims) D-ECHF, Saturday 7 September 2024
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Date:Saturday 7 September 2024
Time:16:33
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
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)
Destination airport:Wipperfürth-Neye Airfield (EDKN)
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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