Accident Schempp-Hirth Discus b HB-1860,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29354
 
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Date:Wednesday 18 August 2004
Time:15:25 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DISC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Discus b
Owner/operator:Groupement de vol à voile Les Martinets
Registration: HB-1860
MSN: 106
Year of manufacture:1986
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:2km N of Villars-sur-Ollon, VD -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Bex - LSGB
Destination airport:Bex - LSGB
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Pilot lost control of the glider and crashed into a wooded hillside.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1917.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2010 08:16 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source]

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