ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142311
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| Date: | Sunday 5 February 2012 |
| Time: | 13:26 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus |
| Owner/operator: | Glider Girl LLC |
| Registration: | N369DD |
| MSN: | 223 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Heavenly Mountain Resort, South Lake Tahoe, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KMEV |
| KMEV | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot of a Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus was forced to make a hard landing at Heavenly Mountain Resort, South Lake Tahoe, CA, close to border of Nevada. The glider suffered only minor damage.
The pilot and the passenger escaped uninjured.
Sources:
http://carsonnow.org/story/02/05/2012/glider-crash-heavenly-mountain-resort-pilot-and-passenger-reportedly-ok
http://southtahoenow.com/story/02/05/2012/report-glider-crash-heavenly-mountain-resort-calstar-helicopter-its-way
https://www.laketahoenews.net/2012/02/glider-plane-makes-emergency-landing-at-heavenly/
https://tortui.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Woody-with-Duo-Discus_thumb2.jpg_ (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2012 22:13 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 05-Feb-2012 22:54 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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