ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179620
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 2015 |
| Time: | 17:00 L UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Cadet |
| Owner/operator: | Westflug Aachen Merzbrück |
| Registration: | D-ENEU |
| MSN: | 28-41114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mechernich-Bergheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | EDKA |
| EDKA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft had left Aachen-Merzbrück (EDKA) for a local flight at about 16:00 LT. It is unknown whether the pilot was alone or accompanied by a passenger.
About one hour later the aircraft impacted a field near Mechernich-Bergheim and was destroyed. Witnesses immediately rushed to help and extinguished a fire, but to their surprise did not find any pilot inside the wreckage.
Police and rescue services started an extensive search of the area and surrounding woods. However, they were unable to locate the pilot or any potential passenger. The search and resuce operation was stopped after 24h without success.
On September 18th officials announced the evaluation of radar tracks suggested the pilot had left the aircraft about 8-10km away from the crash site, while the aircraft was overhead a large surface mining area. A new search operation was launched. The search was not successful until Sunday, 20th.
On Sunday 20th the pilot's dead body was found in a forest about 10km from the crash site.
Why the pilot had jumped from the aircraft is still under investigation.
Sources:
https://www.rundschau-online.de//eifelland/flugzeugabsturz-mechernich-sote,16064602,31829122.html
https://www.aachener-zeitung.de/lokales/region/flugzeugabsturz-sprang-pilot-vor-dem-aufschlag-ab-1.1181718
https://www.focus.de/regional/nordrhein-westfalen/unfaelle-flugzeug-in-mechernich-abgestuerzt-pilot-nicht-auffindbar_id_4952680.html
https://www1.wdr.de/pilot-verschwunden-100.html
http://www.aachener-nachrichten.de/pilot-verliess-flugzeug-schon-kilometer-vor-absturz-1.1183116?fb=1
https://www.derwesten.de//region/spaziergaenger-entdecken-pilotenleiche-in-wald-id11111141.html
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7951419
Images:
D-ENEU at Aachen Merzbrück, 26 August 2010 (c) H. Ranter/ASN
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2015 19:31 | copi | Added |
| 16-Sep-2015 19:35 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2015 19:37 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 16-Sep-2015 19:38 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 16-Sep-2015 19:50 | jan olieslagers | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Sep-2015 21:25 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 17-Sep-2015 09:18 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Sep-2015 18:24 | flyflyfly | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2015 10:02 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2015 17:12 | flyflyfly | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2015 17:40 | flyflyfly | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
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