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| Date: | Monday 7 April 1997 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-400 |
| Owner/operator: | Flugsportverein Cumulus Uelzen e.V. |
| Registration: | D-KNHJ |
| MSN: | 4-247 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Uelzen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Uelzen (11:00) |
| Uelzen | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a forest. Pilot Dieter Bornholdt (72) found injured next day. He was on a flight Uelzen-Delitzsch-Uelzen.
Sources:
German Civil Aircraft Register
https://www.flugplatz-uelzen.de/dokumente/cumulus-chronik.pdf
Weser-Kurier 9 April 1997, p24 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2008 13:39 | Vaclav Kudela | Added |
| 15-Feb-2009 08:58 | Vaclav Kudela | Updated |
| 23-Sep-2011 08:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 21-Feb-2018 18:20 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2018 18:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2025 16:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2025 17:34 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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