Mid-air collision Accident Schempp-Hirth Cirrus D-0581,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216558
 
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Date:Sunday 1 July 1979
Time:day
Type:Schempp-Hirth Cirrus
Owner/operator:unknown
Registration: D-0581
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Paderborn-Haxterberg (EDLR) (NRW) -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two gliders (Schleicher ASW 19 D-7968 and a Standard Cirrus D-0581) collided at 600 meters altitude and crashed during a championship.

Sources:

Hamburger Abendblatt 2 July 1979
BFU 3X0255/79

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Dec-2018 11:27 TB Updated [Source]
28-Oct-2019 17:42 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location]

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