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| Date: | Sunday 13 April 2025 |
| Time: | 09:43 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-60-601P Aerostar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-ICEL |
| MSN: | 61P-0577-79632 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Salzgitter -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Salzgitter-Drutte Airfield (EDVS) |
| Hildesheim Airfield (EDVM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Piper PA-60-601P Aerostar crashed on the area of the Salzgitter steel plant just after takeoff from Salzgitter-Drütte Airfield (EDVS).
Both occupants perished and the aircraft was destroyed.
An eyewitness reported that the aircraft pitched up after takeoff and then crashed.
EDVS has 535m runway length plus 39m of paved area in front of runway 25 which may be used for take-off. MTOM are 2000kg.
METAR:
METAR EDVE 130720Z AUTO 13005KT CAVOK 15/08 Q1003
METAR EDVE 130750Z AUTO 16006KT 120V210 CAVOK 18/08 Q1003
Sources:
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/braunschweig_harz_goettingen/Salzgitter-Kleinflugzeug-stuerzt-ueber-Werksgelaende-ab,salzgitter1284.html
https://www.bild.de/news/salzgitter-kleinflugzeug-stuerzt-in-stahlwerk-zwei-tote-67fb8b0d3ceb7108c48fc2bb
https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/hallo_niedersachsen/Absturz-von-Kleinflugzeug-ueber-Werksgelaende-der-Salzgitter-AG,hallonds94532.html
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/22667_1564223388.jpg (photo)
https://aip.dfs.de/BasicVFR/2025APR03/pages/B5B8FA102F1DF22B607A90FE53AB987D.html
History of this aircraft
Ex N8091J, C-FDNJ, N8091J
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2025 10:39 | Anon. | Added |
| 13-Apr-2025 11:00 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, ] |
| 13-Apr-2025 12:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2025 07:10 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 14-Apr-2025 07:21 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2025 15:00 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Category, ] |
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