ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29416
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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 2002 |
| Time: | 16:19 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 20 |
| Owner/operator: | Ocaña-Monflorite Gliding Club |
| Registration: | EC-EOP |
| MSN: | 20020 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sierra de Gredos -
 Spain
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Iglesuela, Toledo |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Written off when crashed 20/4/2002 at Sierra de Gredos, Spain. The accident occurred on the second flight of the day. The first flight lasted 16 minutes. The accident flight lasted 10 minutes. In the last part of the flight, the aircraft was moved to the southern slope of the mountains of Gredos, where conducted various turns at low altitude above the ground and speed close to the mountain with the possible intention of seeking an upward thermal stream. In one of the turns, the aircraft entered into flight without adequate clearance for a possible recovery manoeuvre.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/9FAA1955-B2DF-4BF5-8C1A-73AE5CEF54F6/12014/2002_020_A.pdf
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/asw201.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20161016191618/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/menu/drop-index.h]tml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2012 15:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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