ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179983
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| Date: | Sunday 4 June 1995 |
| Time: | 09:34 |
| Type: | ITG-3 (Grunau Baby) |
| Owner/operator: | Gliding Centre Pune |
| Registration: | VT-GAR |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gliding Centre Pune -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gliding Centre Pune |
| Gliding Centre Pune | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During the 8th launch of the day, while on its take-off launch, the glider spun down and impacted ground. The glider sustained substantial damage as a result of its impact with the ground and the sole occupant received fatal injuries.
The probable cause of accident has been attributed to :
"The glider during launch had experienced failure of the left wing strut attachment fitting as a result of which the left wing folded upwards in-flight and the glider becoming uncontrollable fell down from a height and impacted ground.
The left wing strut attachment fitting failed at its welded portion due fatigue caused by the presence of welding flaws and corrosion layers".
Sources:
Civil aviation aircraft accident summary for the year 1995 (DGAC India)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2015 20:03 | harro | Added |
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