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| Date: | Friday 17 June 2011 |
| Time: | 15:20 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 6 Rhönsegler |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-8566 |
| MSN: | 278 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Laucha Airfield (EDBL) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laucha Airfield (EDBL) |
| Laucha Airfield (EDBL) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed on approach to airfield Laucha -EDBL. Pilot (aged 46) died. The glider was one of only 25 ever built initial versions of the Ka-6 with only 14,4m wingspan, also named Schleicher Ka 6-0.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.rp-online.de/public/kompakt/panorama/1010113/46-Jaehriger-stirbt-bei-Absturz-mit-Segelflugzeug.html
http://www.rtl.de/medien/information/rtlaktuell/aaac-be212-5f19-92/pilot-stirbt-bei-segelflugzeug-absturz.html
http://www.dnews.de/nachrichten/regional/538310/pilot-stirbt-absturz-segelflugzeug.html
http://www.mz-web.de/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=ksta/page&atype=ksArtikel&aid=1308300656949&openMenu=1013016724285&calledPageId=1013016724285&listid=1018881578312
https://sites.google.com/site/ka6sailplane/featuredka6 (aircraft)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2011 11:17 | TB | Added |
| 17-Jun-2011 11:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2011 12:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 17-Jun-2011 15:09 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2011 15:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 17-Jun-2011 16:28 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2011 03:08 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Sep-2011 07:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2022 13:25 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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