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| Date: | Tuesday 7 August 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Arcus M |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-KBWE |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Castroncello di Castiglion Fiorentino (Arezzo) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Montecchio Vesponi airfield |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Not much after takeoff, the motorglider made an emergency landing in an agricultural field and turned upside down. Sligthtly wounded the two occupants, german tourists.
On August 8th, ANSV opened the safety investigation.
Sources:
http://www.ansv.it/It/Detail.asp?ID=1611
http://web.archive.org/web/20120811001258/http://www.dedalonews.it:80/it/index.php/08/2012/toscana-cade-motoaliante-un-ferito/ (with photo)
http://web.archive.org/web/20121026080208/http://www.arezzonotizie.it:80/home/cronaca/item/85791-aliante-precipita-a-castroncello-due-feriti
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2012 10:57 | Certosino | Added |
| 09-Aug-2012 23:54 | skihard | Updated [Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2012 11:08 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 27-Oct-2012 00:54 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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