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| Date: | Monday 11 July 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schleicher Ka 7 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | D-4051 |
| MSN: | 371 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Schafberg/Samedan -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On Monday, July 11, 1966, the two glider pilots were flying in rising air currents over the right side of the lower Bernina Valley. Both were in the process of completing their first alpine solo flight as part of their five-hour flight requirement.
At approximately 11:50 local time, the pilot of the Ka-7, flying down the valley along the slope, approached several aircraft circling above the Schafberg. Suddenly, he initiated a sharp left turn toward the center of the valley with his aircraft, Ka-7 D-4051, and collided from behind with another aircraft, the Spatz D-1295, which was also flying away from the slope.
Both aircraft were severely damaged and crashed from a height of 80–100 meters on the slope of the Schafberg. Both pilots were killed, and the aircraft were completely destroyed.
The accident was, with the greatest probability, due to insufficient lookout by the pilot of the Ka-7 D-4051, who rammed the glider Spatz D-1295 from behind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU 811.5-3/66
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2018 16:05 | TB | Added |
| 13-Oct-2025 07:47 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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