CEN18WA141

NTSB accident investigation · Cirrus SR20 · Adolf Wurth Airport, Germany · April 15, 2018

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
April 15, 2018, 16:15 local (16:15 UTC)
Place
Adolf Wurth Airport, Germany
Injuries
2 fatal
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
D-EWTGCirrus SR20D-MJEKDallach D4
Defining events
Approach: Midair collisionApproach: Midair collision
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
97042

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Sequence of events

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Cirrus SR20

Dallach D4

Factual narrative

On April 15, 2018, at 1300 UTC, a Cirrus SR-20, D-EWTG, and a Dallach D4b Fascination, D-MJEK, encountered a midair collision under unknown circumstances near Adolf Würth Airport (EDTY), Schwäbisch Hall, Germany. Both aircraft were destroyed; and the pilots, the sole occupants in each airplane, were fatally injured. The Cirrus S-20 had departed from Stuttgart Airport (EDDS), Stuttgart, Germany with a destination of EDTY. The Dallach D4b Fascination departed from Regensburg, Germany also with a destination of EDTY. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU). Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: BFU Germany: Bundestelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung Hermann-Blenk-Straße 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Telephone: +49 531 35 48-0 E-mail: ops@bfu-web.de Investigator-in-Charge: Mr. Klaus-Uwe Fuchs Telephone: +49 531 35 48-0 E-mail: Klaus-Uwe.Fuchs@bfu-web.de This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU Germany.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
D-EWTG
Reported as
Cirrus SR20 (NO SERIES)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1518
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Departed
EDDS · Stuttgart
Destination
Adolf Wurth Airport
Registration
D-MJEK
Reported as
Dallach D4 (NO SERIES)
Category
Ultralight
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Departed
Regensburg
Destination
Adolf Wurth Airport