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| Date: | Saturday 27 February 2016 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 27 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Waikerie Airfield (YWKI), Waikerie, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| YWKI | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The glider impacted a vineyard near Waikerie Airfield, causing serious injury to the pilot.
Sources:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/glider-pilot-seriously-injured-after-crash-landing-at-waikerie-airfield-in-the-riverland/news-story/89c74cf69090f50eab286d4b275a18bf
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlDE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2016/Bulletin2016-02.pdf;jsessionid=A4CB549516DB8441D4C94B25E2B732D9.live21303?__blob=publicationFile
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2016 11:05 | Pineapple | Added |
| 11-Sep-2016 19:18 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, ] |
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