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| Date: | Tuesday 31 July 2001 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Grob G109 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Riga -
 Latvia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During takeoff, the motor glider veered off the runway due to strong crosswinds and collided with a steel mast with its left wing. A section of the wing, about 1 meter long, was sheared off. As the aircraft began to spin around its vertical axis...
Sources:
4X028-0/01
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2024 18:22 | ASN | Added |
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