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| Date: | Sunday 8 July 2018 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus 2cT |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | HB-2432 |
| MSN: | 47 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oberwald, Wallis -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Münster Flugplatz (LSPU) |
| Münster Flugplatz (LSPU) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The glider crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash. The Pilot was owner of the Discus 2cT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/HB-2432.pdf
https://www.lacote.ch/articles/suisse/oberwald-le-pilote-d-un-planeur-decede-dans-un-accident-769687
https://app02.bazl.admin.ch/web/bazl/de/#/lfr/detail/HB-2432-1057051
https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/ostschweiz/segelflugzeug-crash-im-wallis-kantonsrichter-benedikt-landolt-62-stirbt-bei-absturz-id8599843.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2018 09:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Jul-2018 09:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, ] |
| 10-Jul-2018 19:28 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Aug-2018 08:28 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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