ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311590
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| Date: | Monday 1 May 2023 |
| Time: | c. 09:50 |
| Type: | Ultralight trike |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Michelstadt/Odenwald Airfield (EDFO) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Michelstadt/Odenwald Airfield (EDFO) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A motorized ultralight trike failed to gain altitude after take off from Michelstad/Odenwald Airfield (EDFO) and crashed into a tree.
The pilot died and the trike was destroyed.
The automatic emergency parachute of the trike did not deploy. Specialized police forces were called in for the recovery, as the parachutes' mechanism contained explosive materials.
Sources:
https://www.bild.de/regional/frankfurt/frankfurt-aktuell/michelstadt-kurz-nach-dem-start-ultraleichtflieger-stirbt-bei-absturz-in-baum-83755814.bild.html
https://www.hessenschau.de/panorama/ultraleichtflugzeug-bei-michelstadt-abgestuerzt---pilot-tot-v4,michelstadt-flugzeugabsturz-toter-100.html
https://www.feuerwehrmagazin.de/nachrichten/news/explosionsgefahr-nach-flugzeugabsturz-121356
https://www.ffh.de/nachrichten/hessen/suedhessen/360803-toedlicher-absturz-eines-drachen-trike-in-michelstadt.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2023 14:11 | gerard57 | Added |
| 01-May-2023 14:13 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 02-May-2023 05:08 | deed | Updated |
| 02-May-2023 07:17 | Murray871 | Updated |
| 03-May-2023 07:24 | RobertMB | Updated |
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