Accident Schempp-Hirth Discus b HB-3338, Saturday 16 August 2008
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Date:Saturday 16 August 2008
Time:14:04
Type:Silhouette image of generic DISC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Discus b
Owner/operator:Segelfluggruppe Zürich
Registration: HB-3338
MSN: 162
Year of manufacture:1987
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Buttwil, Steinackerstrasse -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Buttwil - LSZU
Destination airport:Buttwil - LSZU
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
While ten minutes airborne, the glider collided with the roof of a house and crashed.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: DX031-0/08
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/HB-3338.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Aug-2008 11:06 harro Added
02-Sep-2010 02:04 Alpine Flight Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, ]

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