ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192827
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| Date: | 14-JAN-2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2cxT |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-IKB |
| C/n / msn: | 129 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Yerong Creek -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YBLA |
| YBLA |
Mid-air collision between a Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2cxT (VH-IKB) and a Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2ax (D-9222) during a task at the 34th FAI World Gliding Championship in the 15m class in Benalla, Australia. Both pilots, an Australian and a German, bailed out and landed minor injured. Both gliders sustained heavy damages.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/WGCBenalla/?fref=ts
http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4404360/gliders-collide-mid-air/#slide=3
OLC
Images:
Photo of VH-IKB courtesy AirHistory.net
Narromine (YNRM)
29 September 2007; (c) Phil Vabre
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2017 08:28 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 14-Jan-2017 08:39 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jan-2017 10:40 | Pineapple | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jan-2017 11:28 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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