Fuel exhaustion Incident Powered Paraglider ,
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Date:Sunday 17 April 2022
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Type:Powered Paraglider
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Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Aegean Sea offshore of Evia island near Karystos -   Greece
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Smyrna, Turkey
Destination airport:Athens, Greece
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Following an inflight fuel exhaustion event, the motorized paraglider sustained unreported damage subsequent to the ensuing ditching to the waters of the Aegean Sea offshore of Evia island near Karystos.
The two subsequently incarcerated occupants onboard received unspecified but apparent minor injuries.

Sources:

https://www.macaubusiness.com/two-turks-arrested-after-glider-crash-off-greek-island/




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18-Apr-2022 06:04 Geno Added

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