ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 346386
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| Date: | Monday 9 October 2023 |
| Time: | c. 15:10 |
| Type: | AutoGyro Europe MT-03 Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-MRMB |
| MSN: | M 01259 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Laacher See, Rhineland-Palatinate -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Mainz/Finthen Airfield (EDFZ) |
| Mainz/Finthen Airfield (EDFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An AutoGyro Europe MT-03 Eagle crashed in the Laacher See, Rhineland-Palatinate, after takeoff from Mainz/Finthen Airfield (EDFZ) after a steady descent into the water.
The pilot died in the crash and the passenger survived and the gyrocopter was written off.
The rescued Passenger (33y old female Tourist from US) had chartered the Gyro /w Pilot for a Sightseeing-Tour over Volcanic Eifel-Area.
Sources:
https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/117715/5621740
https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/117715/5621806
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/rheinlandpfalz/swr-kleiner-hubschrauber-im-laacher-see-abgestuerzt-100.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2023 16:29 | DSC | Added |
| 09-Oct-2023 16:31 | harro | Updated |
| 09-Oct-2023 17:51 | Anon. | Updated |
| 10-Oct-2023 13:29 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 12-Oct-2023 09:00 | Anon. | Updated |
| 12-Oct-2023 09:01 | harro | Updated |
| 14-Oct-2023 10:11 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 15-Oct-2023 10:09 | Anon. | Updated |
| 01-Feb-2024 18:25 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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