Mid-air collision Accident de Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver S-2,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27701
 
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Date:Tuesday 23 April 1968
Time:12:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada L-20A Beaver
Owner/operator:300 Sqn Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu)
Registration: S-2
MSN: 952
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Garderen, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Venlo
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A parachutist, jumping out of an higher flying aircraft, collided with this aircraft; subsequently the Beaver crashed in a meadow between Garderen and Elspeet, killing one occupant and the parachutist.The second crew member of the Beaver jumped out of the crashing Beaver using his parachute and landed safely on the ground.

Sources:

https://www.dekrantvantoen.nl//vw/article.do?id=LC-19680423-1003&vw=org&lm=beaver%2Cparachutist%2CLC
Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
25-04-196

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
01-Nov-2010 14:24 JaWo Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
10-Jul-2011 12:43 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Narrative]
10-Jul-2011 12:45 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
30-Apr-2019 14:24 Cobar Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
08-Dec-2020 16:20 Cobar Updated [Operator, Narrative]
20-Jun-2022 22:55 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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