ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164239
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 2008 |
| Time: | 14:08 |
| Type: | SZD-36A Cobra 15 |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroklub Polski |
| Registration: | SP-2969 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pila, 53° 11' 6" N, 16° 45' 29.988" E -
 Poland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Cobra 15 glider entered spin and crashed near Pila, Poland. Failure in decision making that would require prompt return to nearby airfield or off-field landing as well as poor speed control have been identified by State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation as contributing factors leading to the accident. Pilot suffered major injuries and was hospitalized.
Sources:
http://bezpieczenstwo.dlapilota.pl/sites/bezpieczenstwo.dlapilota.pl/files/2008_594_U.pdf
http://bezpieczenstwo.dlapilota.pl/19-08-2008-uchwala-dot-wypadku-pilota-na-szybowcu-szd-36-cobra-sp-2969-podczas-podejscia-do
http://www.pila.policja.gov.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=102&Itemid=3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2014 08:40 | observer | Added |
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