ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23201
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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 2004 |
| Time: | 17:45 UTC |
| Type: | Schreder HP-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Bluenose Soaring Club |
| Registration: | C-GSTL |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stanley, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft, C-GSTL, a Schreder HP-18 home-built glider, was operating within the Bluenose Soaring Club organization. The glider was being winch-launched on its second flight of the day. The aircraft was observed to enter a steep climbing attitude just after lift off. At approximately 100 feet AGL the glider reportedly completed one and a half to two right-hand rolls while descending and then crashed in a steep nose down attitude. The pilot was killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
2004A0490
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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