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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 2006 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Sportavia-Pützer RF-5B Sperber |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroclub Valkenburg |
| Registration: | PH-626 |
| MSN: | 51072 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valkenburg NAS, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Valkenburg NAS (EHVB) |
| Valkenburg NAS (EHVB) | |
| Investigating agency: | Dutch Safety Board |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The RF5B motor glider was pulled out of the hangar at Valkenburg and prepared for a local flight. The outer wing sections were folded down and secured.
During takeoff the right hand outer wing section folded upwards, to a 90 degree angle with the inner wing section. The airplane rolled right and crashed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/publicaties/ovv/rapport2006034_PH-626.pdf
- coptercrazy
Location
Images:
PH-626 at Midden-Zeeland Airfield Photo: 10 August 1990; (c) H. Ranter
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2008 05:05 | harro | Added |
| 29-Sep-2011 07:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Sep-2011 07:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Plane category, ] |
| 11-Jun-2019 15:53 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 12-Jun-2022 14:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Jun-2022 01:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 08-Oct-2023 08:12 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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