Accident Schempp-Hirth Discus bT D-KINZ,
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Date:Monday 28 May 2012
Time:18:24 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DISC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Discus bT
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: D-KINZ
MSN: 18/304
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ludwigshafen Edigheim -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Ludwigshafen-Dannstadt
Destination airport:Ludwigshafen-Dannstadt
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Schempp-Hirth Discus bT powered glider crashed onto the roof of a school-building at Ludwigshafen Edigheim on Monday the 28th of May. It is unknown why the glider crashed into the school.

The pilot, who was sole onboard, was killed in the accident.

Note:
Many press sources reported a Discus "10 TC" as type of the powered glider that crashed. It was confirmed later at the SSV Ludwigshafen website that it was a Schempp-Hirth Discus bT.

Possible candidate is D-KINZ (c/n 18/304) but it's just an assumption and NOT confirmed !

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: BFU 3X046-12
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

Ihttp://www.swr.de/nachrichten/rp/-/id=1682/vv=teaser-12/nid=1682/did=9801160/1tr5yjl/index.html
https://www.mrn-news.de/2012/05/28/ludwigshafen-segelflugzeug-stuerzt-in-schulzentrum-edigheim-pilot-tot-59734-59734/
https://www.stern.de/panorama/motorsegler-stirbt-bei-absturz-in-ein-schulgebaeude-1833507.html
https://www.ssv-ludwigshafen.de/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-May-2012 00:35 Alpine Flight Added
29-May-2012 01:35 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration]
29-May-2012 01:50 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
29-May-2012 03:29 RobertMB Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative]
30-May-2012 01:43 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]
10-Jul-2012 14:58 Alpine Flight Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport]

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