ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157694
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| Date: | Saturday 20 July 2013 |
| Time: | c. 10:30 |
| Type: | Powered glider |
| Owner/operator: | Federation of Automobile Sports of China |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ganzhou District, Zhangye, Gansu Province -
 China
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The two-man glider crashed after hitting a wind tower, killing Yonggang Yu, a top auto rally photographer, and injuring the pilot. The ownership of the glider was unspecified.
Sources:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/20/c_132558489.htm
http://best-news.us/news-4952032-Rally-Championship-aerial-photographer-killed-in-plane-crash.html
https://mil.huanqiu.com/article/9CaKrnJBsrv
http://www.esparacing.com/sport_pilot/flexwing.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2013 15:18 | Steinmann | Added |
| 20-Jul-2013 20:02 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 02-Jul-2023 05:48 | RDV | Updated [[Time, Source]] |
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