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| Date: | Monday 11 January 2016 |
| Time: | 13:38 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4DM |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-KCIT |
| MSN: | 52/71 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Uhlenhorst, Near Pokweni -
 Namibia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FYBJ |
| FYBJ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two pilots of a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4DM (D-KCIT) were forced to jump out of the glider as they lost control of it on a cross-country flight from Bitterwasser - FYBJ. The glider fell into a spin, got uncontrollable. The wings broke off during spin recovery due to overspeed. Both occupants landed with there parachute. One suffered minor injuries.
Sources:
https://streckenflug.at/popup.php?xi=news/16_rexfhn4dm_2.pdf&xy=J_
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/nimbus4.htm
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlDE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2016/Bulletin2016-01.pdf;jsessionid=A4CB549516DB8441D4C94B25E2B732D9.live21303?__blob=publicationFile
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 20:06 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 11-Sep-2016 19:01 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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