Accident Schleicher ASK 23B HB-1880, Saturday 11 August 2001
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Date:Saturday 11 August 2001
Time:15:25 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic as23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schleicher ASK 23B
Owner/operator:Segelfluggruppe Zürich
Registration: HB-1880
MSN: 083
Year of manufacture:1986
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:aprox. 1.7 km ENE of Buttwil - LSZU -   Switzerland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:LSZU
Destination airport:LSZU
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The student pilot stalled the glider and crashed with stallturns to the ground. He was killed and the glider destroyed.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 2 years
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1773.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
07-Mar-2009 12:01 harro Updated
15-Feb-2011 12:50 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]

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