ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207318
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| Date: | Saturday 10 March 2018 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: | Roland CH 601DX |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-MRSI |
| MSN: | 6-90683 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1022 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Bensheim -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Worms Airfield (EDFV) |
| Worms Airfield (EDFV) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft crashed while performing flights with several YouTubers. During the third flight the nose dropped during a turn with increasing bank angle. The aircraft entered a spin from which the pilot was unable to recover.
The plane crashed into a field. Both occupants died.
Conclusions
The accident was due to an uncontrolled flight attitude which the pilot was unable to terminate.
The pilot's limited flying experience and the flight with rain-soaked wings at a low altitude contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.main-spitze.de/lokales/region/zwei-tote-bei-absturz-eines-propellerflugzeugs-bei-bensheim_18581123.htm
http://www.echo-online.de/lokales/bergstrasse/bensheim/zwei-tote-bei-absturz-eines-propellerflugzeugs-bei-bensheim_18581123.htm
https://www.fliegermagazin.de/wissen/zenair-zodiac-ch-601-dx-crash-eines-ultraleicht/
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https://www.heidelberg24.de/region/bensheim-grosseinsatz-polizei-feuerwehr-leicht-flugzeug-abgestuerzt-9682524.html
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7551586
Images:
Media:
Zwei Tote bei einem Flugzeugabsturz bei #Bensheim nahe #Darmstadt. #Hessen https://t.co/mLEjvJXWBB pic.twitter.com/8uXv93cBiR
— TAG24 NEWS Frankfurt (@TAG24FFM) March 10, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2018 18:12 | Creative | Added |
| 10-Mar-2018 18:14 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2018 20:36 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Mar-2018 20:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2018 21:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Operator, Source, Photo, ] |
| 29-Nov-2021 10:44 | Erik Sleuteberg | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 29-Nov-2021 10:47 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2023 18:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, Accident report] |
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