ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343429
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| Date: | Monday 31 July 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus 2c FES |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-CIGB |
| MSN: | 45 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Archigny, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chauvigny Airfield (LFDW) |
| Chauvigny Airfield (LFDW) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the flight, the aerological condtions were less favourable than anticipated by the pilot. The electric engine's battery level of a Schempp-Hirth Discus 2c FES became critical, and the pilot decided to land in a field near Archigny, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The landing was hard and the pilot was not injured, but the powered glider received substantial damage.
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-schempp-hirth-discus-2-registered-f-cigb-on-31-07-2023-at-archigny/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 1986 | ZK-GSM | Waharoa, Waikato |  |
unk |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2023 07:56 | harro | Added |
| 11-Aug-2023 16:23 | RobertMB | Updated |
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