Accident Schempp-Hirth Arcus M D-KKOY, Tuesday 30 July 2019
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Date:Tuesday 30 July 2019
Time:14:59
Type:Silhouette image of generic ARCP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Arcus M
Owner/operator:
Registration: D-KKOY
MSN: 63
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Sisteron -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:LFNS - Sisteron Vaumeilh Airport
Destination airport:LFNS - Sisteron Vaumeilh Airport
Investigating agency: BEA
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
the self launch glider caught fire during aborted Takeoff. Nobody was harmed.

Aircraft built 2013 and rgd 29JUL13, based at Freiburg. Cancelled on 12AUG19.

Sources:

https://www.dici.fr/actu/2019/07/30/alpes-de-haute-provence-un-planeur-prend-feu-decollage-l-aerodrome-de-sisteron-vaumeilh-1291790
https://www.bea.aero/fr/les-enquetes/les-evenements-notifies/detail/event/accident-du-schempp-hirth-arcus-m-immatricule-d-kkoy-survenu-le-30072019-a-sisteron-04/
BFU 19-1034-4X
Files of German reg office LBA

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Aug-2019 13:05 Francois Added
09-Aug-2019 15:25 harro Updated [Registration, Source, Plane category, ]
19-Aug-2019 14:21 Anon. Updated [Cn, ]
05-Aug-2025 07:41 Gerhardt Updated [Source, Narrative, ]

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