ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29476
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| Date: | Monday 26 April 2004 |
| Time: | 14:44 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Ventus cT |
| Owner/operator: | Lasham Gliding Society |
| Registration: | BGA 3295 |
| MSN: | 93/344 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1.4 nautical miles West of Lasham, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lasham Airport, Hampshire (EGHL) |
| Lasham Airport, Hampshire (EGHL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Destroyed in a mid-air collision with Slingsby Skylark BGA 1116. The Ventus and Skylark gliders collided while gliding at approximately 4,000 feet agl a short distance west of Lasham Airfield. Both were severely damaged. Visibility was generally in excess of 5 km, but was variable and decreased with height.
The investigation concluded that the gliders had approached each other about 28° off head-on, probably while both were flying straight and level.
Following the collision, the pilot of the Skylark parachuted to the ground with no injuries. The pilot of the Ventus was fatally injured in the collision and was still in his aircraft when the main wreckage impacted the ground. The dead pilot is a 68-year-old man from Fleet, who was declared as dead at the accident site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/BGA1116%20and%20BGA3259_5-05.pdf
2. https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/128060-mid-air-lasham-today.html
3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/3661041.stm
4. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/local-news/impact-killed-glider-pilot-5367388
5. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/1411048.display/
6. http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jan-2012 07:23 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2014 17:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2016 22:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
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