Date:	Thursday 17 May 2012
Time:	11:35 LT
Type:	Rolladen-Schneider LS1
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	D-....
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Near Oedhof, close to Eckental, Erlangen-Höchstadt -   Germany
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	EDQI
Destination airport:	EDQI
Investigating agency:	BFU
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
A Glider crashed in a wooded area near Oedhof, close to Eckental, Erlangen-Höchstadt, after the towing cable was released (to early?) for unknown reasons (or maybe broken?) from the towing aircraft.
An attempt to return to Lauf-Lillinghof Airfield - EDQI failed when the pilot hit some treetops during the approach and crashed.

The glider pilot (76) was seriously injured, while the pilot of the Socata Rallye 180TS Galerien towing aircraft (D-EFRN) was able to perform a safe landing at the airfield.

https://www.frankenfernsehen.tv/default.aspx?ID=4448&showNews=1162571
http://365news.de/17/05/eckental-flugunfall-mit-segelflugzeug-pilot-verletzt/
http://www.nordbayern.de/ressorts/polizeischlagzeilen/segelflieger-sturzt-bei-eckental-in-eine-schlucht-1.2083390?offset=0#ancTitle

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-May-2012 12:31	TB	Added
17-May-2012 13:44	TB	Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport]
17-May-2012 14:11	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
17-May-2012 14:54	Alpine Flight	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport]
18-May-2012 02:39	RobertMB	Updated [Source, Narrative]
18-May-2012 02:40	RobertMB	Updated [Narrative]