ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216250
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Date: | Saturday 13 October 2018 |
Time: | 14:00 LT |
Type: | Schempp-Hirth Discus bT |
Owner/operator: | SFG Spitzerberg |
Registration: | D-KOIW |
MSN: | 104/449 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hundsheim, Near Spitzerberg Airfield - LOAS -
Austria
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Spitzerberg Airport (LOAS) |
Destination airport: | Spitzerberg Airport (LOAS) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A 54 year old glider pilot managaed to escape from his plane, assisted by local fire- and ambulance-services.
His plane got stuck up in some trees close to Spitzerberg Airfield (LOAS).
He was able to call for help by himself over his cellphone and stated to be unhurt after his rescue.
To recover the wreckage from the trees, it was cut into pieces by the fire-department, which was on scene with apx. fifty men. The rescuehelicopter, which rushed to the accident-site after the initial call, returned to base wizhout taking any action, after it turnes out, that the pilot was not suffering from injuries.
Sources:
https://noe.orf.at/news/stories/2941464/ http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/discus2.htm https://www.heute.at/oesterreich/niederoesterreich/story/Segelflieger-Pilot-stuerzte-in-Straeucher-und-blieb-haengen-51586574 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Oct-2018 12:54 |
Medevac |
Added |
14-Oct-2018 12:54 |
harro |
Updated [Date, Narrative] |
14-Oct-2018 13:41 |
harro |
Updated [Phase, Nature] |
15-Oct-2018 06:51 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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