ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239228
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 2020 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-300 Elan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-7198 |
| MSN: | 3E-221 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Herborn -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wetzlar Garbenheimer Wiesen |
| Wetzlar Garbenheimer Wiesen | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Depending missing thermals on a competition , glider (pilot) had to prepare an outlanding on a field. Glider touched trees with left its wing and got serious damage. Pilot was not injured, no other people involved.
Sources:
I was in the team which disasembled the glider (Rückholer) put it into the trailer to bring it back to our airfield.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2020 19:53 | Pallianer | Added |
| 07-Aug-2020 19:53 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 08-Aug-2020 12:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 09-Aug-2020 04:50 | Mike Hessen | Updated [Location] |
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