Radolfzell-Stahringen airfield
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| ICAO code | EDPS | ||
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| Height above MSL | 421 m (1381 ft ) | ||
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| Distance from the city center | 7 km north of Radolfzell , 20 km north-west of Konstanz |
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| operator | Aviation Association Radolfzell e. V. | ||
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| 01/19 | 710 m × 30 m grass | ||
The airfield Radolfzell-Stahringen is a special airfield at Lake Constance . It has a 710 meter long and 30 meter wide grass runway and is approved for gliders , powered gliders , microlights and powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of up to two tons.
history
After the first aviation beginnings in the region, which took place in 1927 on changing "airfields", in 1966 aviation enthusiasts from Stahringen and the surrounding area founded the Radolfzell aviation association, which in 1968 laid the foundation stone for today's airfield with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Stahringen-Wahlwies glider airfield. The airfield is located in the Stahringer Valley on the boundaries of Radolfzell, Stockach and Bodman and borders directly on the Schanderied nature reserve .
Incidents
- On August 31, 2008, a Robin DR 400 took off on a sightseeing flight on the occasion of an airfield festival . The aircraft was occupied by the 43-year-old pilot, one adult passenger in the right-hand seat and two 11- and 14-year-old children in the rear seats and was therefore overloaded by 33 kg (around 3%). After taking off, the machine could not gain sufficient height. The pilot tried to turn around. The right wing came into contact with a tree, and the wing was torn off. The plane spun on its back and eventually hit the ground. The front seated passenger was killed on impact and the pilot died of his injuries in the hospital . The two children were seriously and slightly injured.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ AIP VFR, Deutsche Flugsicherung, 2018
- ↑ Investigation report BFU 3X137-08. Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation , November 2016, accessed on April 1, 2018 .
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