ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 253
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| Date: | Saturday 12 March 1994 |
| Time: | 15:30 CSuT |
| Type: |  Grob G102 Astir Club Standard-77 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-IKJ |
| MSN: | 1675 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 km SSW Waikerie, SA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waikerie, SA |
| Waikerie, SA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The single seat glider was seen by the tug pilot after an air-launch release at about 2,000 feet to be flying straight and level. A short time later the pilot of another glider sighted wreckage 3 Km south of the airstrip. The site was checked from the air by the tug aircraft and rescue teams despatched. The glider had impacted the ground vertically at high speed and the pilot had sustained fatal injuries
On-site examination of the wreckage indicated that the glider had impacted the flat, grass covered terrain at high speed in a vertical, or near vertical dive. There was no evidence that the aircraft had been rotating immediately at impact and all aircraft components were located at the site except for the radio battery. Impact forces had destroyed the cockpit area, partially detached both wings, and broken the fuselage near the wing trailing edge.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1994/aair/aair199400622.aspx
2. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/24254/ASOR199400622.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2008 10:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-May-2014 02:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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