ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282432
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| Date: | 05-SEP-2022 |
| Time: | c. 13:05 |
| Type: | DFS 108-70 Olympia Meise |
| Owner/operator: | Verein zur Förderung des historischen Segelflugs eV |
| Registration: | D-1348 |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Gelnhausen Airfield (EDFG), Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gelnhausen Airfield (EDFG) |
| Gelnhausen Airfield (EDFG) |
A DFS 108-70 Olympia Meise crashed into trees during a winch takeoff at Gelnhausen Airfield (EDFG), Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen.
The pilot died and the glider was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.op-online.de/region/main-kinzig-kreis/gelnhausen-hanau-flugzeug-stuerzt-ab-ein-mensch-tot-unglueck-aviation-zr-91768932.html
https://www.hessenschau.de/panorama/pilot-kommt-bei-absturz-von-kleinflugzeug-in-gelnhausen-ums-leben,flugzeug-unglueck-gelnhausen-100.html
https://kinzig.news/18892/update-flugzeugabsturz-am-flugplatz-gelnhausen-81-jaehriger-pilot-toedlich-verletzt.html
https://osthessen-news.de/n11706159/absturz-eines-kleinflugzeugs-81-jahriger-pilot-aus-gelnhausen-tot-geborgen.html
https://vfhs.wordpress.com/2022/09/05/manchmal-mochte-man-die-zeit-zuruckdrehen-aber-es-geht-nicht/
https://vfhs.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/imgp3986.jpg?w=690 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Sep-2022 13:31 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Sep-2022 15:12 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2022 19:00 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2022 19:23 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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