ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178567
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 2015 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Arcus M |
| Owner/operator: | BMGA - Bex Motor Glider Association |
| Registration: | HB-2503 |
| MSN: | 79 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pt. Col Ferret/200 m south of Swiss/Italian border -
 Italy
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bex - LSGB |
| Bex - LSGB | |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The glider crashed close to Petit Col Ferret, at 2,500 meters of altitude. The two occupants died.
Pilot was a 65 year old man from Switzerland, the passenger 66 years old from Great Britain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ansv.it/It/Detail_relazioni.asp?ID=1953
https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/blaulicht/schweizer-und-neuseelaender-verungluecken-mit-segelflugzeug-toedlich-129437989_
https://www.blick.ch/news/ausland/segelflug-drama-am-mont-blanc-warum-haben-die-piloten-den-motor-nicht-benutzt-id4069267.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2015 19:09 | harro | Added |
| 14-Aug-2015 13:03 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2015 07:20 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 21-Aug-2015 19:25 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2016 07:57 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2017 17:51 | arcusfly | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2018 19:41 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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