Accident Zenair CH 601 DX SE-VPR,
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Date:Tuesday 22 May 2012
Time:11:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Zenair CH 601 DX
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: SE-VPR
MSN: 6-9621
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Vinäs, 5km S Mora -   Sweden
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:MMX - ESKM
Destination airport:Vilhelmina
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An Zenair ultralight aircraft crashed into a garden just after 11:40. A witness claimed that the aircraft first was flying in a nose-up attitude and then dived and crashed.
The pilot and owner, a 77 year old man was killed in the crash. He was experienced and a former SwAF pilot flying Vampire among other a/c.

Sources:

http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/dodsstortade-med-ultralatt-plan_7220031.svd
http://www.dalademokraten.se/Mora/Pilot-omkom-nar-flygplan-stortade-utanfor-Mora/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-May-2012 06:22 Masen63 Added
22-May-2012 12:36 harro Updated [Location, Narrative]
02-Jun-2012 09:23 Masen63 Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative]
29-Apr-2022 14:05 Masen63 Updated [Narrative, Category]

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