Date:	Friday 4 July 2008
Time:	14:35 LT
Type:	Glaser-Dirks DG-800S
Owner/operator:	Sportfluggruppe Swissair
Registration:	HB-3309
MSN:	8-210S40
Year of manufacture:	2000
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Val Champagna, Near Samedan, GR -   Switzerland
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	LSZS
Destination airport:	LSZS
Investigating agency:	BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Control was lost in a right hand turn to gain altitude. The DG-800S glider crashed nose down into a forest. The pilot was killed.

1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.bielertagblatt.ch/News/Schweiz/115076]
2. http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/HB-3309.pdf

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
04-Jul-2008 11:34	Bleiente	Added
07-Jul-2008 11:47	harro	Updated
21-Dec-2010 11:11	Alpine Flight	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, ]
26-Jun-2013 11:10	Alpine Flight	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]