Accident Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus X D-9747,
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Date:Sunday 29 July 2012
Time:15:24 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DUOD model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus X
Owner/operator:Flugsportverein Gießen e.V.
Registration: D-9747
MSN: 525
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Grebenhain, Nösberts-Weidmoos -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:EDGR
Destination airport:Gedern
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Stalled and crashed into wooded area during approach to Gedern Airfield. The five year-old Duo Discus X is a w/o.
Both occupants escaped uninjured.

Sources:

https://osthessen-news.de/n1217358/grebenhain-segelflugzeug-bei-vaitshain--abgestuerzt--totalschaden--piloten-unverletzt.html
http://www.fuldaerzeitung.de/nachrichten/schlitzerbote/Schlitz-Segelflieger-stuerzen-bei-Landeanflug-ab;art112,598847

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.fsv-giessen.de/fsv/index.php?title=Datei:Duo1.jpg] (picture of the glider)

Revision history:

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30-Jul-2012 06:01 Alpine Flight Added

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