ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30642
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| Date: | Saturday 16 August 1986 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 20BL |
| Owner/operator: | London Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 2948 |
| MSN: | 20642 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dunstable Downs Airfield, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dunstable Downs Airfield, Bedfordshire |
| Dunstable, Bedfordshire | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Schleicher ASW 20BL BGA2948/"ETW": Written off when crashed at Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire on 16/8/1986. Per the AAIB report, the glider spun out of control and dived vertically into the ground. The sole (female) pilot was killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ec6d40f0b613460000ff/Schleicher_ASW20BL_Glider_BGA_2948_11-86.pdf
2. AAIB Corrigendum: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ecd240f0b61346000133/Schleicher_ASW20BL_glider__BGA_2948_Corrigendum__01-87.pdf
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/asw203.htm
4. https://alles-mit-links.ch/Wordpress/?page_id=394&kennzeichenland=BGA
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gliding_Club
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunstable_Downs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Jan-2013 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2022 19:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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