Mid-air collision Accident Rolladen-Schneider LS8-a D-3721,
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Date:Saturday 3 July 1999
Time:14:35 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic rls8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rolladen-Schneider LS8-a
Owner/operator:private
Registration: D-3721
MSN: 8088
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Wenns im Pitztal -   Austria
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Königsdorf Airfield
Destination airport:Königsdorf Airfield
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with a Schempp-Hirth Discus bT (OE-9391) during circeling in a thermal. Both gliders crashed to the ground and both pilots were killed.

Sources:

http://versa.bmvit.gv.at/uploads/media/19990703_Zus_stoss_MS_Discus_bT_SF_LS8a_84464.pdf
- coptercrazy: German Regbook

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Oct-2009 04:59 Alpine Flight Added
18-Oct-2009 01:08 Alpine Flight Updated
29-Sep-2011 06:43 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
18-Sep-2013 13:48 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
30-Jan-2015 10:22 Alpine Flight Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport]
21-Feb-2018 19:02 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]

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