Accident Schempp-Hirth Discus CS , Sunday 8 August 2004
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Date:Sunday 8 August 2004
Time:12:07
Type:Silhouette image of generic DISC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Discus CS
Owner/operator:
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Oeventrop Airfield -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Oeventrop Airfield
Destination airport:Oeventrop Airfield
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed during winch-launch. The pilot (60) was injured.

Sources:

https://streckenflug.at/index.php?p=c_archiv&xID=NEWS&DD=2004/00
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2004/Bulletin08-2004.pdf?__blob=publicationFile

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Nov-2016 09:17 Alpine Flight Added
13-Oct-2020 20:05 harro Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Damage, ]
13-Oct-2020 20:05 harro Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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