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| Date: | Sunday 5 September 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Pitts S-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Andy Kling |
| Registration: | N.... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bad Dürkheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a group of spectators at a caravan camp during a looping, killing four, injuring two. The US pilot survived seriously injured, died later.
Note: Pitts Special S-1C, N7116 (cnWH4), last action 29 SEP 1982, as an option (AviationDB)
Sources:
El Adelantado de Segovia 6 September 1982, p14
Pueblo 6 September 1982, p18 (photo)
DEWEZET 6 September 1982, p9
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2010 15:03 | TB | Added |
| 21-Nov-2013 09:42 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 30-Aug-2024 18:34 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Aug-2024 19:32 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2025 07:59 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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