ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245195
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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Schleicher Ka 4 Rhönlerche II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | OO-ZUZ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Genk-Zwartberg Airfield, Genk, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Genk-Zwartberg Airfield |
| Genk-Zwartberg Airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A DH.82a Tiger Moth (OO-EVP) and a Schleicher Ka-4 Rhönlerche II glider (OO-ZUZ) both crashed following a mid-air collision. The glider had just disconnected from the towing cable when it collided with the aerotow plane.
Both aircraft crashed, killing the pilots.
Sources:
Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 / J.Appleton and A. Thys, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 25 3)
https://www.hangarflying.eu/erfgoedsites/graf-van-raymond-lantin-tiger-moth-oo-evl/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Nov-2020 17:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Nov-2020 17:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Nov-2022 13:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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