Accident Schempp-Hirth Arcus T D-KTSP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145051
 
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Date:Saturday 14 April 2012
Time:13:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic ARCP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Arcus T
Owner/operator:Opf. by Segelflugzentrum Ottengrüner Heide e.V
Registration: D-KTSP
MSN: 4
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Near Helmbrechts, district of Hof -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Ottengrüner Heide - EDQO
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Schempp-Hirth Arcus T motorglider flipped over during an emergency landing in a farm field near Helmbrechts, district of Hof, due an engine failure.

Both female occupants (aged 17 and 19) escaped non to minor injured.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20120415154337/http://www.nordbayerischer-kurier.de:80/nachrichten/1313258/details_8.htm
http://www.ovb-online.de/nachrichten/bayern-lby/notlandung-segelflieger-helmbrechts-ueberschlaegt-sich-2277055.html
https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/bayern/Ueberschlag-nach-Notlandung-id19621296.html
http://www.feuerwehr-helmbrechts.de/index.php?option=com_einsatzverwaltung&einsatzid=600

https://abpic.co.uk/images/images/1250231F.jpg (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Apr-2012 15:10 Alpine Flight Added
14-Apr-2012 15:18 Alpine Flight Updated [Source]
14-Apr-2012 16:53 RobertMB Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
15-Apr-2012 09:09 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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