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| Date: | Saturday 19 May 2012 |
| Time: | c. 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 28 |
| Owner/operator: | Segelfluggruppe Lägern |
| Registration: | HB-3393 |
| MSN: | 28519 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Falknis area, municipality of Maienfeld, Graubünden -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Schänis Airport (LSZX) |
| Schänis Airport (LSZX) | |
| Investigating agency: | SUST |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Schleicher ASW 28-18, HB-3393 (comp. number "6S"), crashed into a mountain in the rural Falknis area, municipality of Maienfeld, Graubünden. The glider started at 17:59 LT from Schänis Airport - LSZX, behind a towing aircraft. After the release at a sufficient altitude the glider flew away and didn't return.
The wreckage with the deceased pilot was located one day later.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/HB-3393.pdf
2. http://www.vaterland.li/importe/altdaten/ungluecke/verbrechen/Segelflieger-im-Falknisgebiet-toedlich-verunglueckt;art480,77970
3. https://bazonline.ch/panorama/vermischtes/Absturz-eines-Segelflugzeugs-endet-toedlich/story/18013295_
4. https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/graubuenden/zwei-segelflieger-in-ostschweiz-verunglueckt-flugzeug-haengt-in-felswand-pilot-34-tot-id1890284.html
5. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/asw28.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2012 10:27 | TB | Added |
| 20-May-2012 13:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-May-2012 07:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-May-2012 15:03 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 20-Nov-2016 14:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Nov-2016 14:26 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-May-2022 16:48 | harro | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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