ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244319
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 2020 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Husbands Bosworth Airfield, Leicestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Glaser-Dirks DG-300 Glider, substantially damaged 1/8/2020 at Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire. During an out landing in a grain field, both wings were heavily damaged. According to a rough translation into English of the original BFU Bulletin (see link #1 for the original Germany text):
"Event: Accident without injuries Date,
Time: 08/01/2020, 2:30 p.m. (local)
Location, State: Husbands Bosworth Airfield, UK
Aircraft damage: Seriously damaged
Source: Investigation by foreign authorities File number: BFU20-0615-DX
Both wings were badly damaged during an outbound landing in a grain field. The BFU supports the
Investigation because the aircraft was designed / manufactured in Germany.
Aircraft: Glider Fatally seriously injured
Pattern: GLASER-DIRKS - DG-300
Type of operation: General Aviation - Private Sightseeing Flight - Local sightseeing flight"
Sources:
1. BFU20-0615-DX Bulletin: https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Publikationen/Bulletins/2020/Bulletin2020-08.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Husbands_Bosworth#Current_use
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2020 17:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 23-Oct-2020 23:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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