Accident Rolladen-Schneider LS1-0 D-0251, Saturday 19 May 2012
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Date:Saturday 19 May 2012
Time:16:22 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic ls1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Rolladen-Schneider LS1-0
Owner/operator:private
Registration: D-0251
MSN: 8
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Klausenpass -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:LSZX
Destination airport:LSZX
Investigating agency: SUST
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Went missing during a flight from Schänis Airfield - LSZX. The glider, a Rolladen-Schneider LS1-0 was found on the 4th of July 2012 at Klausenpass.

The pilot (52) was found dead.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: SUST
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/D-0251.pdf

http://www.vaterland.li/importe/altdaten/ungluecke/verbrechen/Segelflieger-im-Falknisgebiet-toedlich-verunglueckt;art480,77970
https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/vermischtes/vermisster-segelflieger-das-hoffen-auf-wanderer
https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/zeitung/segelflieger-am-klausenpass-entdeckt-0
http://www.sust.admin.ch/pdfs/AV-berichte/2197.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-May-2012 10:31 TB Added
19-Jun-2012 11:57 TB Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, ]
01-Jul-2012 11:38 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
08-Jul-2012 07:07 Alpine Flight Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
24-Jan-2014 06:46 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative, ]
17-May-2022 16:49 harro Updated [Accident report, ]

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