ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189981
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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 2016 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  AutoGyro MTOSport |
| Owner/operator: | DynamicSpirit |
| Registration: | D-MDGO |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gütenbach, near Furtwangen -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Freiburg |
| Freiburg | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A gyroplane crashed under unknown circumstances in a wooded area. Rescue workers found the gyroplane but initially no trace of any occupants. A scale of the surroundings was started. Later, one dead person was found. It is still unclear if the victim was the pilot and sole occupant of the gyroplane, or whether there was a second occupant. The search is continued to check for a possible second victim.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.rp-online.de/panorama/deutschland/guetenbach-hubschrauberabsturz-im-schwarzwald-suche-nach-insassen-aid-1.6251580 (update)
https://www.suedkurier.de/region/schwarzwald-baar-heuberg/guetenbach/Einsatz-bei-Guetenbach-Rettungskraefte-suchen-verschwundenen-Piloten-von-Mini-Hubschrauber;art372519,8895684
https://www.suedkurier.de/region/G%FCtenbach~bilder/Gyrokopter-Absturz-bei-Guetenbach;cme1351208,11015716
http://www.flugzeug-bild.de/bild/Hubschrauber~Tragschrauber~Sonstige/80897/tragschrauber-d-mdgo-startet-zu-einem-rundflug.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2016 15:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Sep-2016 15:31 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 11-Sep-2016 16:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 11-Sep-2016 16:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 12-Sep-2016 06:50 | flyflyfly | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2016 09:25 | transylvhwp | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 12-Sep-2016 09:58 | TB | Updated [Damage] |
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