Accident Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus OK-1991,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231672
 
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Date:Saturday 29 September 2018
Time:14:53 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic scir model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: OK-1991
MSN: 286G
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Lenešice, Louny District -   Czech Republic
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: UZPLN
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot lost control during thermal circling. The glider impacted terrain.

Cause:
The cause of the accident was the loss of airworthiness of the glider due to the missing brass capsule in the eye of the GTC console, which resulted in limited longitudinal controllability of the glider

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: UZPLN
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

UZPLN

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Dec-2019 09:58 harro Added
24-Dec-2019 20:30 harro Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]

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