ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237878
Last updated: 4 October 2020
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| Date: | 12-JUL-2020 |
| Time: | c. 12:45 |
| Type: |  Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Gilzer Luchtvaart Club Illustrious |
| Registration: | PH-1150 |
| C/n / msn: | 8233 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ/EHGR) -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ/EHGR) |
| Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ/EHGR) | |
| Investigating agency: | Dutch Safety Board |
A Rolladen-Schneider LS8-18 crashed at Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ/EHGR). The pilot was killed.
During a winch launch, the cable broke. The glider made a turn and crashed.
Sources:
https://www.bd.nl/tilburg-e-o/kaatsheuvelse-37-verongelukt-bij-crash-zweefvliegtuig-op-vliegbasis-gilze-rijen~a1efe52b/?referrer=https://www.google.nl/
https://www.hartvannederland.nl/nieuws/2020/zweefvliegtuigje-neergestort-gilze-rijen/
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/dode-bij-crash-zweefvliegtuig-op-vliegbasis-gilze-rijen~a1efe52b/
https://nos.nl/artikel/2340438-zweefvliegtuig-neergestort-op-vliegbasis-gilze-rijen.html
https://www.onderzoeksraad.nl/en/page/17285/neergestort-na-lierstart-rolladen-schneider-ls8-18-vliegbasis-gilze
http://www.airnieuws.nl/movements/gilzerijen/jun18/PH-1150.jpg (photo)
Images:
Foto: David Booster / AIRnieuws, Gilze-Rijen, 8 June 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2020 11:35 | RobertMB | Added |
| 12-Jul-2020 11:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2020 12:21 | harro | Updated [Phase, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2020 13:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2020 15:48 | harro | Updated [Photo] |
| 13-Jul-2020 10:24 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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