CEN19WA282

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Diepholz, Germany · August 22, 2019

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 22, 2019, 11:20 local (11:20 UTC)
Place
Diepholz, Germany
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
D-EHLGCessna 150
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
100121

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Factual narrative

On August 22, 2019, at an 1120 UTC, a Cessna 150, D-EHLG, impacted with terrain in cornfield in Steinfeld, Germany. The pilot, the sole occupant, suffered fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The flight had departed Flugplatz Diepholz-Dümmerland on a local flight. 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: Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung Hermann-Blenk-Straße 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Tel: +49 531 3548 – 0 Fax: +49 531 3548 - 246 E-mail: box@bfu-web.de Investigator-in-Charge: Mr. Rüstel E-mail: Holger.Roestel@bfu-web.de This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the BFU Germany.

Aircraft

Registration
D-EHLG
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
ENTD