ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280437
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| Date: | 16-JUL-2022 |
| Time: | 16:36 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Westflug Flight Training GmbH |
| Registration: | D-EWAE |
| MSN: | 17280045 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Würselen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Aachen-Merzbrück Airfield (AAH/EDKA) |
| Aachen-Merzbrück Airfield (AAH/EDKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Germany |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 172R Skyhawk was substantially damaged when it impacted the terrain while on approach to Aachen-Merzbrück Airfield (AAH/EDKA), North Rhine-Westphalia.
The flight instructor sustained fatal injuries, and the student pilot sustained serious injuries and died 5 days later in hospital.
Flight tracking data shows that the Cessna was approaching runway 25 at the time of the accident. When the aircraft was 2500 m short of the runway, a Robinson R44 helicopter (D-HCMB) turned onto final approach, about 1200 m in front of the Cessna. The investigation is ongoing. It is unclear if the helicopter was a factor in the accident.
Sources:
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/mehrere-kleinflugzeuge-abgestuerzt-ein-toter-li.247394
https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.unglueck-in-wuerselen-fluglehrer-stirbt-bei-absturz-von-kleinflugzeug.8af0a1e5-2875-415c-8817-633049ce267d.html
https://rp-online.de/nrw/panorama/wuerselen-merzbrueck-fluglehrer-stirbt-bei-flugzeugabsturz-21-jaehriger-schueler-schwer-verletzt_aid-73025041
https://www1.wdr.de/absturz-klein-flugzeug-wuerselen-aachen-100.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/DEWAE/history/20220716/1347Z/EDKA/EDKA
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?replay=2022-07-16-14:36&lat=50.819&lon=6.199&zoom=14.2
http://www.westflug.de/index.php/flugzeugpark/cessna-172-r
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/16008_1535641398.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2022 16:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jul-2022 22:35 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2022 22:45 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2022 05:33 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2022 05:41 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2022 06:59 | witeblax | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Narrative, Photo] |
| 29-Jul-2022 07:05 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2022 01:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Dec-2022 07:39 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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