Fatal Ultralight Aircraft Accident at Strausberg Airfield

Incident Overview and Flight Sequence On 16 January 2020, a D4 BK Fascination ultralight aircraft operated by a 64-year-old pilot crashed at Strausberg Airfield (EDAY) in Germany. The aircraft, which had landed from Grefrath at 11:47 local time, took off from runway 23 at 12:55 with a 57-year-old passenger who had boarded in Strausberg. Witnesses reported that the aircraft entered a steep climb, rolled over its left wing at approximately 50 meters above ground, and impacted the ground in a spin-like motion beside the paved runway. The aircraft caught fire immediately after impact, resulting in the deaths of both occupants. The investigation was concluded with a factual presentation without analysis or conclusions, as indicated by the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) in report BFU20-0038-3X.