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| Date: | Monday 24 March 2008 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18st |
| Owner/operator: | Segelfliegergruppe Markdorf e.V. |
| Registration: | D-KBMA |
| MSN: | 8... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gehrenberg, Markdorf, BW -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Markdorf |
| Markdorf | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The powered LS8 glider used a winch takeoff on departure from Markdorf. Several minutes after takeoff the glider was observed flying with an increasing bank. Control was lost and the glider plummeted down.
The pilot was killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlcln_005/nn_223970/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2008/Bericht__08__3X013-LS8-Markdorf,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Bericht_08_3X013-LS8-Markdorf.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2008 23:50 | relax630 | Added |
| 09-Dec-2008 11:33 | harro | Updated |
| 12-May-2010 10:15 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 22-Jun-2012 14:53 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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