ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139264
Last updated: 18 May 2013
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| Date: | 15-OCT-2011 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: | Schempp-Hirth Mini Nimbus HS 7 |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-0188 |
| C/n / msn: | 6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Donner Kleve, near St. Michaelisdonn -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | EDXM |
| EDXM |
The pilot lost control of the Schempp-Hirth Mini-Nimbus HS 7 glider (D-0188 / GG) during approach to St. Michaelisdonn - EDXM. He stalled the glider and crashed with an high bank angle into the ground on a golf course.
He suffered serious injuries and died minutes after the accident. Sadly the 38 year old man was married and father of two kids.
A post-mortem revealed cardiac problems, probably causing unconsciousness.
Sources:
http://www.bfu-web.de/cln_030/nn_223970/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2011/Bericht__11__3X169__MiniNimbus__StMichaelisdonn,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Bericht_11_3X169_MiniNimbus_StMichaelisdonn.pdf
http://www.presseportal.de/polizeipresse/pm/52209/2130211/pol-iz-st-michaelisdonn-segelflugzeug-abgestuerzt-pilot-starb-an-der-unfallstelle
http://www.bild.de/regional/hamburg/flugzeugabsturz/flugzeug-stuerzt-in-st-michaelisdonn-auf-golfplatz-pilot-stirbt-20485012.bild.html
http://zeitungen.boyens-medien.de/aktuelle-nachrichten/zeitung/artikel/st-michaelisdonn-segelflieger-abgestuerzt-pilot-38-tot.html
http://www.shz.de/nachrichten/top-thema/article/111/segelflugzeug-abgestuerzt.html
http://www.haschcon.com/nachrichten-deutschland/auto-verkehr-deutsche-nachrichten/nachrichten-kreis-steinburg-segelflugzeug-bei-sankt-michaelisdonn-abgesturzt-pilot-stirbt-an-der-unfallstelle/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2011 00:49 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Added |
| 16-Oct-2011 11:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2012 13:14 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2013 12:11 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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