Accident Comco Ikarus C42 D-M.SG, Wednesday 25 August 1999
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Date:Wednesday 25 August 1999
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C42 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Comco Ikarus C42
Owner/operator:Privat
Registration: D-M.SG
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Buggingen -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:EDTG
Destination airport:EDTG
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Near miss with German Air Force F-4 Phantom and destroyed in wake turbulence. Rescue parachute was activated and both occupants survived. Aircraft came down in a cornfield and brocke apart.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: 3X224-1/99
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlDE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/1999/Bericht_3X224-1-2.99.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Borkener Zeitung 26 August 1999, p20 (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Apr-2009 12:58 Anon. Added
30-Apr-2009 00:02 Anon. Updated
03-Feb-2016 10:35 tom Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
03-Aug-2025 16:48 TB Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
03-Aug-2025 16:49 ASN Updated [Narrative, ]

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