DEN07WA025

NTSB accident investigation · Burton Christen Eagle II · Pfronten, Germany · November 16, 2006

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
November 16, 2006, 11:40 local (11:40 UTC)
Place
Pfronten, Germany
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N60BSBurton Christen Eagle II
Weather
Visual (VMC)
Lead agency
Other
Parties
German Fed. Bureau Acfts. Accidents Investigation
Case key
64885

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Aircraft

Registration
N60BS
Reported as
Burton Christen Eagle II
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Bernd Bretter
Departed
EDMK · Kempten

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC)
Wind
142° at 3 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
50 °F, dew point 39 °F
Altimeter
29.90 inHg
Observed at
EDMK