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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 2006 |
| Time: | 13:38 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | F-CIDG |
| MSN: | 394 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valernes -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LFNS |
| LFNS | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Collided with a SOCATA Ralley 235E (F-GACP) during flying on the ridge. The Ralley 235E was just on it´s way back to the aerodrome after an aerotow as the glider and the tow plane collided.
Both occupants of the Duo Discus and the pilot of the Ralley 235E were killed as both aircrafts crashed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2006/f-dg060730/pdf/f-dg060730.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jan-2012 11:29 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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