ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137794
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| Date: | Monday 1 August 2011 |
| Time: | 12:55 LT |
| Type: | Glasflügel 401 Kestrel |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-2197 |
| MSN: | 93 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wispile, near Gsteig, BE -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saanen Airport - LSGK |
| Saanen Airport - LSGK | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Glasflügel H401 Kestrel, on a local flight from Saanen Airport (LSGK), hit some tree tops, lost a wing and crashed into hight terrain at Wispile, near Gsteig, BE.
The pilot was killed.
Sources:
http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/Segelflieger-bei-Gstaad-abgestuerzt-28406348
https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/thun/Wispile-Segelflugzeug-bei-Waldrand-abgestuerzt/story/13966691
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Glasflugel-401-Kestrel/1890223/L (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2011 01:03 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 02-Aug-2011 06:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2011 11:10 | Geno | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Aug-2011 01:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2015 07:46 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
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