ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200321
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| Date: | Friday 25 August 2017 |
| Time: | 11:46 LT |
| Type: |  SZD-50-3 Puchacz |
| Owner/operator: | Coventry Gliding Club Ltd |
| Registration: | G-CFWT |
| MSN: | B-1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Welford Road, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Husbands Bosworth |
| Husbands Bosworth | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The male pilot, who has not been named, came down at the edge of the quarry close to the junction of the A5199 Welford Road and Sibbertoft Road, south of Husbands Bosworth. Leicestershire.
The pilot was described as having "non-life threatening injuries", but was taken to the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire as a precaution.
Sources:
1. https://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/glider-crashes-near-market-harborough-pilot-taken-to-hospital-1-8121427
2. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/live-pilot-taken-hospital-after-381243
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1263347
4. https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/
Images:
Husbands Bosworth (Glider Launching Site), Leicestershire, UK - 12th September 2010
Husband Bosworth (Glider Launching site), Leicestershire, UK - 12th September 2010
Media:
Husbands Bosworth: Pilot hurt after glider crashes into a quarry, just north of the A14 at Husbands Bosworth (A5199 Welford Rd) #HeartNews pic.twitter.com/jzPP1DLAZr
— Four Counties News (@Heart4CNews) 25 August 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2017 20:02 | bubu | Added |
| 14-Oct-2017 17:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2020 17:05 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Embed code, Photo] |
| 19-Feb-2020 17:52 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
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