ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153049
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 August 1997 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: | La Mouette Atlas 16 |
| Owner/operator: | Flysports |
| Registration: | n/a |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orsa/Tallhed airfield - ESNR -
 Sweden
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | ESNR |
| ESNR | |
| Investigating agency: | SHK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The hang glider was towed to 250m height and the purpouse of the flight was, as part of renewing his certificate, to make two 360 dgree turns an a landing. The first turnwas successful but then the hang glider made a "light" stall and then a more serious. After several pitch-up/pitch-down, the hang lider collapsed at a height of approx 40 meters and crashed into the grass on the rwy.
There was no radiocommunication between the pilot in training and the teacher on the ground.
The pilot was killed instantly.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.havkom.se/virtupload/reports/c1998_10.pdf Swdish Crash Investigation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2013 05:24 | Masen63 | Added |
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