ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200474
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| Date: | Monday 16 October 2017 |
| Time: | 11:20 UTC |
| Type: |  Avid Flyer Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | 67-BSW |
| MSN: | 1230 D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Neuhof near Jüterbog -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Altes Lager Airfield |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight director of the Altes Lager airfield stated that he saw the pilot as he was taxiing with his ultra-light aircraft (UL) to the threshold of UL Grass Runway 28 for take-off at about 12:00 noon. The pilot had reported the start by radio and had then flown a few laps of the airfield. Afterwards he flew in northeasterly direction.
Several witnesses stated that they had seen the UL at about 13:23 h about 7 km west of the Altes Lager airfield in the area of the Neuhof district, coming from the north. The witnesses heard a bang and observed that the UL crashed to the ground on a spin-like flight path. In the impact, the pilot was fatally injured and the UL was destroyed.
BFU Conclusions:
The flight accident is most likely due to the fact that the pilot had lost control of the UL and triggered the rescue system. The cause for a loss of control could not be determined.
The triggered rescue system could not open properly due to a faulty installation, which contributed significantly to the severity of the accident.
Note: The aircraft was originally built as an Avid Flyer Mk IV (msn 1230 D) in 1993 and registered in Germany. In 2014 the aircraft was registered in France as a homebuilt "VIVID FW", manufactured in 2014 as msn 9.618.613.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Märkische Allgemeine
https://www.moz.de/nachrichten/brandenburg/artikel-ansicht/dg/0/1/1611892/
https://polizei.brandenburg.de/pressemeldung/kleinflugzeug-abgestuerzt/796366
https://bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/accident-de-lulm-avid-flyer-mark-iv-identifie-67-bsw-survenu-le-16-10-2017-a-jueterbog-enquete-menee-par-bfu---allemagne/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2017 19:07 | copi | Added |
| 19-Oct-2017 19:07 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2017 06:53 | gianniprof | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Aug-2020 09:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 17-Nov-2022 17:25 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source] |
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