Cessna F172N accident near Heist, De, August 7, 2013
On August 7, 2013 at about 9:35 am local time, a Cessna F172N, registered DEGUP, was destroyed in an accident near Heist. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 7, 2013 · about 9:35 am local time
- Place
- Heist, Germany
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna F172N
- Registration
- DEGUP · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On August 7, 2013, about 0935 coordinated universal time, a Cessna F172N, registered D-EGUP, operated as a pleasure flight, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Heist, Germany, following a loss of control. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from the Uetersen Airport (EDHE)at an unknown time. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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