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| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 2022 |
| Time: | 14:44 |
| Type: |  DG Flugzeugbau DG-808C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | HB-2449 |
| MSN: | 8-408B307X69 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Giétro glacier, Val des Bagnes, Valais -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bad Ragaz Airfield (LSZE) |
| Bad Ragaz Airfield (LSZE) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A glider crashed under unknown circumstances on the Giétro glacier, Val des Bagnes, Valais.
The pilot died in the crash.
Cause:
The accident, in which the glider lost control and collided with the ground, was caused by the glider making a turn close to the ground at insufficient speed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://switzerlandtimes.ch/local/glider-crashes-in-valais-pilot-%E2%80%A0-72-dead/
https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/news-service/vermischtes-people/wallis-segelflugzeug-stuerzt-ab-72-jaehriger-stgaller-stirbt-ld.2329379
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2022 13:28 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Aug-2022 16:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Aug-2022 17:57 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 18-Aug-2022 17:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 19-Aug-2022 10:44 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Destination airport, ] |
| 06-Jul-2023 11:30 | harro | Updated |
| 23-Jul-2024 09:09 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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