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| Date: | Saturday 21 May 2016 |
| Time: | 13:27 LT |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-400 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | HB-2139 |
| MSN: | 4-47 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mollendruz, Waadt -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LSTR |
| LSTR | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the glider lost control and crashed into a wooded area at Mollendruz, Waadt. The glider, on a flight from Montricher Airfield - LSTR, was destroyed and the pilot killed.
Causes
The accident was related to the glider skimming over the tops of a hillside forest so that the glider was no longer under control and eventually crashed to the forest floor.
Contributing factors to the accident:
- Slope flight near terrain with little safety margin;
- probable sudden inability to act due to health problems.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/jede-hilfe-kam-zu-spaet-pilot-stirbt-bei-absturz-von-segelflugzeug-id5062822.html
http://www.rts.ch/info/regions/vaud/7740998-un-mort-dans-le-crash-d-un-planeur-a-montricher-vd-.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2016 04:15 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 05-May-2021 14:43 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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