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| Date: | Thursday 19 June 2025 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: | DG Aviation LS8-e neo |
| Owner/operator: | FG Ellwangen |
| Registration: | D-KOFK |
| MSN: | 8538 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Weipertshofen, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Weipertshofen Glider Field |
| Weipertshofen Glider Field | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A DG Aviation LS-8e neo (FES system) crashed during a competition flight into a local forest area near Weipertshofen, Baden-Württemberg.
The pilot (48) perished and the powered glider was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.stimme.de/baden-wuerttemberg/absturz-segelflugzeug-stimpfach-unfall-pilot-tot-wald-polizei-suche-art-5063978
https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/110969/6058887
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2025 11:37 | user4906 | Added |
| 20-Jun-2025 13:27 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2025 09:24 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Embed code, ] |
| 22-Jun-2025 16:25 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Time, ] |
| 26-Jun-2025 13:38 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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