ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180172
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| Date: | Sunday 4 October 2015 |
| Time: | 15:43 |
| Type: |  Pipistrel Virus S-Wing 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Sportaviation GmbH Wien |
| Registration: | I-B939 |
| MSN: | 566SWN100 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bovec -
 Slovenia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LIKE |
| Venice | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Spatial disorientation in clouds resulted in stall and envelope excursion. Controlled flight was not regained, at approx 490 km/h and 10 G load the forced caused wings structure to lose integrity, wings panel separated. Seconds before impact with ground and the crew activated the Ballistic Parachute System successfully. Preliminary report from Slovenian Authorities available
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.24ur.com/novice/crna-kronika/foto-iz-ultralahkega-letala-ki-je-strmoglavilo-v-bovcu-zacelo-iztekati-gorivo.html
http://kaernten.orf.at/news/stories/2735804/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2015 11:47 | Vojko | Added |
| 07-Oct-2015 10:46 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration] |
| 09-Oct-2015 16:50 | transylvhwp | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
| 15-Oct-2015 14:19 | informator | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2015 17:52 | harro | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2022 19:33 | harro | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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