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| Date: | Thursday 2 January 2025 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Type: |  Piper L-18C Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Luftsport-Club Fassberg |
| Registration: | D-ECGH |
| MSN: | 18-3449 |
| Engine model: | Continental C-90-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Faßberg Air Base (ETHS), Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Faßberg Air Base (ETHS) |
| Faßberg Air Base (ETHS) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Piper L-18C Super Cub crashed at Faßberg Air Base (ETHS), Lower Saxony.
After take-off, the pilot reported problems with the horizontal stabilizer. During landing, the aircraft lost control. The aircraft crashed into the ground and the pilot was fatally injured.
The pilot initially survived, but later died from his injuries sustained in the incident.
Sources:
https://www.bfu-web.de/SiteGlobals/Forms/Suche/Untersuchungensuche_Formular.html?nn=668638
https://www.celleheute.de/post/unfall-auf-dem-fliegerhorst-fa%C3%9Fberg-pilot-stirbt-nach-absturz-mit-maschine
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/lueneburg_heide_unterelbe/Ziviler-Pilot-stirbt-nach-Absturz-auf-Bundeswehr-Flugplatz,fassberg322.html
https://www.cz.de/lokales/celle-lk/celle/absturz-auf-fassberger-fliegerhorst-zivilflugzeug-verunglueckt-pilot-gestorben-UHA2Q2TZVZH25E5F4ZKCJYHM4Q.html
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/toedliches-unglueck-ziviler-pilot-stirbt-nach-absturz-auf-bundeswehr-flugplatz-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-250103-930-334215
https://www.lsc-fassberg.de/?page_id=603
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/26439_1586192120.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2025 12:39 | lutzen | Added |
| 03-Jan-2025 12:39 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 03-Jan-2025 12:42 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jan-2025 14:27 | ASN | Updated [Category, ] |
| 08-Jan-2025 07:51 | Cyrus | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2025 13:35 | domaniac | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2025 15:48 | ASN | Updated |
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