Mid-air collision Incident Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18 D-6717,
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Date:Saturday 31 May 2014
Time:13:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic rls8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: D-6717
MSN: 8390
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Near Pila Airport - EPPI -   Poland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:EPPI
Destination airport:EPPI
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two gliders collided in the air during the first day of Jantar Cup competition in Pila. Both gliders crashed into a forest, but the pilots parachuted safely.

Sources:

https://www.polskieradio.pl/5/3/Artykul/1140474

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2014 18:50 wk Added
01-Jun-2014 18:50 harro Updated [Narrative]
02-Jun-2014 08:44 bubu Updated [Aircraft type, Registration]
02-Jun-2014 08:48 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type]
02-Jun-2014 17:39 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage]
03-Jun-2014 11:22 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator]
04-Jun-2014 19:27 Anon. Updated [Cn]
08-Jul-2014 06:41 Anon. Updated [Source]
08-Jul-2014 06:41 wk Updated [Time]

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