Accident Cirrus SR20 D-EYAT, Thursday 10 December 2009
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Date:Thursday 10 December 2009
Time:17:28
Type:Silhouette image of generic SR20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cirrus SR20
Owner/operator:Aerotours GmbH
Registration: D-EYAT
MSN: 1053
Year of manufacture:2000
Engine model:Continental IO-360-ES
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Ernsthof, 5 km E of Strausberg -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Warschau - EPWA
Destination airport:Strausberg - EDAY
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
During a night time approach to Strausberg Airport, the pilot descended below minima until the airplane struck trees and crashed. Pilot (50). It appeared the altimeter was incorrectly set.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2009/Bericht_09_3X179_SR20_Ruhlsdorf.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
https://www.morgenpost.de/brandenburg/article104945268/Pilot-des-abgestuerzten-Flugzeugs-tot-geborgen.html
https://www.stern.de/panorama/nach-stundenlanger-suche-flugzeug-wrack-in-brandenburg-entdeckt-3152782.html
https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/umland/sportflugzeug-stuerzt-bei-strausberg-ab
http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-kurier/berlin/flugzeug_bei_strausberg_verschollen/149240.php

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Dec-2009 01:47 LKPILOT Added
11-Dec-2009 03:27 RobertMB Updated
11-Dec-2009 03:36 TB Updated
11-Dec-2009 03:56 RobertMB Updated
11-Dec-2009 05:17 Anon. Updated
11-Dec-2009 12:48 RobertMB Updated
16-Sep-2010 15:23 Anon. Updated [Source, ]
20-Dec-2013 19:08 harro Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]
10-Feb-2018 18:08 TB Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ]
05-Dec-2018 15:02 Anon. Updated [Source, ]
05-Dec-2018 15:03 harro Updated [Source, Accident report, ]

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