ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145780
Last updated: 18 June 2013
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| Date: | 18-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: | Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2cT |
| Operator: | Lubricant Recovery Services Inc |
| Registration: | N900BM |
| C/n / msn: | 206 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | State Game Lands 198, west of Altoona, Juniata, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KRVL |
| KRVL |
While gliding above State Game Lands 198, the aircraft, a Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2cT, N900BM, experienced a loss of lift and impacted steep mountainous terrain, sustaining substantial damage.
There were serious injuries reported to the sole pilot (70) on board the glider who was rescued by a helicopter pilot who was in the area trimming trees.
Sources:
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/560911/Two-gliders-crash.html?nav=742
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=900BM&x=0&y=0
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/10_900BM.txt
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/gliding/flightinfo.html?dsId=2333645
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2012 22:30 | Geno | Added |
| 22-May-2012 11:19 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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