Full accident description including photos and the official enquiry here:
http://www.hdekker.info/Nieuwe%20map/1978.htm#21.08.1978
The Harvard pilot indeed broke his leg in his hasty departure from the remains of his aircraft.
Incidently, I note that as a direct result of this collision another serious accident occurred when a short time later a Saab Safir attampted a take off from the remaining free stretch of runway due to a communication/translation error, and failed to get airborne. Story on the same link as above.
The Harvard in question was PH-KMA, which was returned to The Netherlands by trailer and stored at the owner’s home until 1991, when it was sold to Austria for restoration (by the Oesterreichisches Luftfahtmuseum in Graz). As far as I know the restoration has not yet been completed, and news of the current condition of it is scarce. If anybody knows more I would love to know.
The wrecked Safir was also trucked back to The Netherlands and stored with the Harvard until the 1990s and is undergoing a very slow restoration now using major sections of PH-UEA.
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