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| Date: | Wednesday 18 May 2016 |
| Time: | 18:16 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus |
| Owner/operator: | Fliegergruppe Hülben |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hülben airfield -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hülben |
| Hülben | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On approach, the aircraft made ground contact with the left wing and tail approximately 50 metres from the runway. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot seriously injured.
Sources:
https://www.focus.de/regional/baden-wuerttemberg/unfaelle-pilot-bei-segelflugzeug-unfall-verletzt_id_5546909.html
https://www.schwaebische.de/sueden/baden-wuerttemberg_artikel,-pilot-bei-segelflugzeug-unfall-verletzt-_arid,10454564.html
https://www.esslinger-zeitung.de/region/polizei_artikel,-segelflieger-verunglueckt-_arid,2047168.html
BFU16-0606-3X
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2016 19:53 | Pallianer | Added |
| 20-May-2016 12:32 | Pallianer | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 21-May-2016 19:18 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 16-Aug-2023 17:00 | harro | Updated |
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