Accident Schleicher ASW 20 D-1272, Thursday 2 June 1983
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Date:Thursday 2 June 1983
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schleicher ASW 20
Owner/operator:private
Registration: D-1272
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Birkenfeld -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Neustadt/Saale
Destination airport:Walldürn
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Collided with D-8804 at about 150 meters during the Bayrische Segelflugmeisterschaften.

Sources:

BFU 3X148-83
Borkener Zeitung 4 June 1983, p7

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Feb-2019 20:10 TB Added
02-Aug-2025 07:10 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
02-Aug-2025 07:11 TB Updated [Operator, ]

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