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| Date: | Thursday 22 July 2021 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: | Alisport Silent 2 Electro |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-MANS |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Conthey -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Thun Airfield (LSZW) |
| Thun Airfield (LSZW) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The electrically powered ultralight glider crashed on a steep, wooded slope during a cross-country flight. The pilot died.
Causes:
The accident, in which an ultralight glider suffered a loss of control and collided with the terrain, was due to flight below minimum speed in a turn and close to the terrain.
Sources:
https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/motorsegler-verunfallt-im-wallis-toedlich-755247087201
https://www.blick.ch/schweiz/westschweiz/flieger-kracht-in-wald-motorsegler-im-wallis-abgestuerzt-1-toter-id16698071.html
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/D-MANS_f.pdf
Images:
Photo: Police cantonale Valais
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2021 11:47 | tom | Added |
| 26-Jul-2021 11:49 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:34 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jul-2024 08:02 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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