ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318075
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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 2023 |
| Time: | c. 17:10 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus 2c |
| Owner/operator: | Flugsportverein Nötsch |
| Registration: | OE-5751 |
| MSN: | 69 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Méolans-Revel, Ubaye Valley, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gap-Tallard Airfield (GAT/LFNA) |
| Gap-Tallard Airfield (GAT/LFNA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Austrian Schempp-Hirth Discus 2c crashed under unknown circumstances at an altitude of 2.800 m in the Lac de l'Aupillon sector, near Méolans-Revel, Ubaye Valley, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
The Austrian pilot (60) died and the glider was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2023/07/16/un-pilote-retrouve-mort-apres-le-crash-d-un-planeur-en-ubaye
https://www.laprovence.com/article/region/6594057817543715/un-crash-mortel-de-planeur-en-ubaye
https://www.bfmtv.com/bfm-dici/ubaye-un-planeur-s-ecrase-vers-meolans-revel-le-pilote-retrouve-mort_AN-202307160344.html
https://scontent-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/261707403_3110748522530395_2813907417781025075_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&cb=99be929b-59f725be&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=D-gz4KpIa40AX_nqPuN&_nc_ht=scontent-ams2-1.xx&oh=00_AfCAHc5ZO71oiqBV4DjM_4ndCTgCGFt1UNug9qP6yTT_Vw&oe=64C3BC5B (photo)
https://kaernten.orf.at/stories/3216566/
https://bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/accident-survenu-au-schempp-hirth-discus-2c-immatricule-oe-5751-le-16-07-2023-a-meolans-revel-04/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 April 2006 | N13SG | Soar Minden, Inc. | 0 | Minden, NV |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2023 19:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jul-2023 19:41 | harro | Updated |
| 16-Jul-2023 20:13 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 23-Jul-2023 10:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 25-Jul-2023 05:14 | RobertMB | Updated |
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