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| Date: | Thursday 11 January 2018 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Jonker JS-1C Revelation |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-KCOT |
| MSN: | 1C-087 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cerro Florido, Puente Alto, Región Metropolitana -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Municipal de Vitacura Airport (SCLC) |
| Santiago-Municipal de Vitacura Airport (SCLC) | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The glider crashed into a mountain after clipping a tree when being low on approach to SCLC. The pilot was injured, but accodring to the news on the competition webpage (FAI Sailplane grand prix) is out of danger.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.sgp.aero/finals2017/news_add_here/sgp-news/preparations-full-on-in-chile.aspxhttp://www.chicureohoy.cl/actualidad/ahora-accidente-aereo-deja-un-fallecido-en-la-ladera-de-cerro-florido/
http://www2.latercera.com/noticia/piloto-aleman-resulta-herido-de-gravedad-al-caer-planeador-en-puente-alto/
http://www.ahoranoticias.cl/noticias/nacional/213997-piloto-aleman-resulta-herido-luego-de-que-planeador-aterrizara-de-emergencia-en-las-vizcachas.html
http://www.wolf-hirth.de/hww17/gallery/images/6/unbenannt_23.jpg
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/js1.htm
Media:
German pilot was seriously injured when crashing his glider in Puente Alto, Spain - Piloto alemán resulta herido de gravedad al caer planeador en Puente Alto https://t.co/UL1NMUWfx7 via @latercera pic.twitter.com/5tWsaGi1P5
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 12 janvier 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2018 10:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Jan-2018 10:28 | harro | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 12-Jan-2018 10:31 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 12-Jan-2018 11:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2018 16:51 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
| 12-Jan-2018 20:31 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 13-Jan-2018 08:01 | aggiepack | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 14-Jan-2018 17:41 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2020 06:37 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Accident report, ] |
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