Accident Schleicher Ka 4 Rhönlerche II OH-KRA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71185
 
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Date:Saturday 28 July 1962
Time:
Type:Schleicher Ka 4 Rhönlerche II
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: OH-KRA
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Utti, Finland -   Finland
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:EFUT
Destination airport:EFUT
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The glider performed a hammerhead turn with considerable overspeed and broke apart. Both the instructor and the student pilot bailed out but could not open their parachutes in time, sustaining fatal injuries.

Sources:

Finnish general aviation accident database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jan-2010 14:32 slowkid Added
20-Oct-2023 21:23 Ron Averes Updated

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