ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54940
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| Date: | Thursday 29 July 1982 |
| Time: | 15:50 LT |
| Type: |  Canadair CF-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) |
| Registration: | 104827 |
| MSN: | 683A-1127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Großniedesheim -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | CFB Baden-Soellingen (EDSB) |
| CFB Baden-Soellingen (EDSB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a low-level navigation flight, the CF-104 collided mid-air with a US-registered Piper Cherokee 6, which was on a flight from Reichelsheim (EDFB) and on approach to Worms airfield (EDFV). Both occupants of the Cherokee were killed when their aircraft crashed into a field. The CF-104 pilot ejected from his rolling aircraft almost inverted at 700 feet. He received serious injuries, but recovered. The fighter crashed into a house in the village of Großniedesheim, resulting in the death of a 19 year old occupant.
Sources:
Wikipedia
Freiwillige Feuerwehr VG Hessheim:
http://www.feuerwehr-gross-kleinniedesheim.de/index.php?id=122
Flight Comment, RCAF Flight Safety Magazine: 1983 No. 1.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2011 03:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Dec-2015 20:43 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2015 17:51 | yukonjack | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2016 05:30 | yukonjack | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Nov-2018 09:56 | TB | Updated [Location] |
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