ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206630
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| Date: | Saturday 14 August 1999 |
| Time: | 13:08 |
| Type: |  Scheibe SF 25C Falke |
| Owner/operator: | unknown |
| Registration: | D-K... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wiesbaden (Hessen), near -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a private cruising flight to the home airfield 309 km away, the motor glider collided with a tree 36 km before reaching its destination and hit the forest floor about 150 m after that. The motor glider pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The impact point was 2031 ft above sea level. Short time after the accident, witnesses and police on site determined a visibility of approx. 50 m when the motor glider was destroyed.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 16 Agust 1999
BFU
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2018 17:27 | TB | Added |
| 24-Feb-2018 17:27 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 28-Oct-2019 21:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2020 19:18 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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