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| Date: | Thursday 5 August 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Rolladen-Schneider LS8A |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | D-4776 |
| MSN: | 8172 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Montluçon-Guéret Airport, Allier 03 -
 France
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Montluçon-Guéret (Lepaud) Airport (MCU/LFBK) |
| Montluçon-Guéret (Lepaud) Airport (MCU/LFBK) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While training for the glider world championship, two gliders collided with each other while climbing in a right spiral. The pilots of the two gliders carried out a precautionary landing.
The gliders involved in the accident were:
Schempp Hirth Ventus A, D-5063 (MSN 82)
Rolladen-Schneider LS8A, D-4776 (MSN 8172)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-rolladen-schneider-ls8-registered-d-4776-and-to-the-schempp-hirth-ventus-registered-d-5063-on-05-08-2021-at-lepaud/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2021 09:05 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2022 07:57 | harro | Updated [Damage, Accident report, ] |
| 21-Oct-2022 08:00 | kaleu | Updated [Plane category, ] |
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