ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232778
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| Date: | Monday 3 February 2020 |
| Time: | c. 17:00 |
| Type: |  LET L-23 Super Blanik |
| Owner/operator: | M/s Jharkhand Flying Institute |
| Registration: | VT-GLE |
| MSN: | 948209 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dumka Airport -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dumka Airport |
| Dumka Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A LET L-23 Super Blanik glider crashed during takeoff at Dumka Airport (IN-0100), Jharkland.
The passenger died in the crash, the pilot was seriously injured.
3.2 Probable Cause of the Accident
The pilot executed final turn with insufficient speed and excessive application of rudder which caused the glider to stall, coupled with insufficient height to allow recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/glider-crashes-in-jharkhand-engineer-killed-pilot-injured-1642991-2020-02-03
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/one-dead-another-seriously-injured-in-glider-crash-in-dumka/story-r3dDaWrcCCY7KnwIuv46VI.html
https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/dumka/dumka-glider-crash-investigation-spot-seal/1378711.html
https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/dhanbad-one-engineer-dies-in-paraglider-crash-in-dumka-19996297.html
https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/dumka/story-the-glider-was-unbalanced-in-the-air-before-landing-3004831.html
https://aaib.gov.in/Reports/2020/accident/Accepted%20Report%20VT-GLE%20(Signed%20Copy).pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2020 07:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Feb-2020 07:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Feb-2020 09:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2020 20:07 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Feb-2020 22:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 15:20 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2021 15:20 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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