Accident Sportinė Aviacija LAK-17mini FES D-KIBG,
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Date:Sunday 24 March 2019
Time:c. 14:00
Type:Sportinė Aviacija LAK-17mini FES
Owner/operator:private
Registration: D-KIBG
MSN: 3
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Kirchheim unter Teck-Hahnweide Airfield (EDST) -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Kirchheim unter Teck-Hahnweide Airfield (EDST)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The LAK-17B mini FES (Front Electric Selflauncher) powered glider crashed after a failed winch launch. The pilot (66) died in the crash.

Sources:

https://www.esslinger-zeitung.de/region/polizei_artikel,-motorsegler-auf-der-hahnweide-abgestuerzt-_arid,2249878.html#
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https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8638553
http://www.flugzeug-bild.de/bild/Museen+und+Ausstellungen~Deutschland~Aero+Friedrichshafen/103526/privat-d-kibg-lak-aviation-lak-17-b-fes.html (photo's)
http://www.oxfordaviationgroup.co.uk/friedrichshafen-aero-exhibition-halls-thursday-6th-april-2017-john-tomlinson/

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Mar-2019 16:06 gerard57 Added
24-Mar-2019 17:07 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source]
24-Mar-2019 19:44 RobertMB Updated [Source]
24-Mar-2019 20:09 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
24-Mar-2019 23:48 Geno Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source]
25-Mar-2019 08:24 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative]
25-Mar-2019 14:46 Iceman 29 Updated [Embed code]
25-Mar-2019 14:47 Iceman 29 Updated [Source, Embed code]
30-May-2019 12:17 Anon. Updated [Narrative]

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