ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 307339
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| Date: | Sunday 29 January 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | EEL ULF 1E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-NEQR |
| MSN: | 122 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rehoboth -
 Namibia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An EEL ULF 1 glider entered a dive and crashed in an open area near Rehoboth, shortly after releasing the tow from a car.
The sole pilot died and the ultralight glider was destroyed.
There was no evidence that the pilot had a glider pilot licence. His last logged flight was from 2017 and his SEP licence had expired in 2018.
Sources:
https://www.namibian.com.na/119343/read/Glider-pilot-dies-in-crash
https://154.0.193.130/documents/576663/1344073/Preliminary+report+D-NEQR.pdf/eb78a234-0761-2228-1d64-879c8840ac8d
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