ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86893
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| Date: | Friday 24 December 2010 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Schleicher ASW 22BLE |
| Owner/operator: | Ilmari Rintasalo |
| Registration: | OH-966 |
| MSN: | 22068 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corowa, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | YCOR |
| YCOR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Experienced glider pilot, visiting Corowa Aerodrome, Australia - with his Finnish registered self powered glider - failed to gain altitude on departure - colliding with power lines and crashed inverted - killing the pilot.
Sources:
http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/crash-kills-glider-pilot/2034360.aspx
http://www.bordermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/final-picture-before-fatal-glider-crash/2034686.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2010 02:45 | bizjets101 | Added |
| 26-Dec-2010 10:31 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Damage] |
| 27-Dec-2010 05:00 | bubu | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Dec-2010 05:32 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2010 01:21 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 29-Dec-2010 13:19 | Ruud | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Jun-2012 09:23 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 06:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
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