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| Date: | Friday 11 March 2005 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 19B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | D-8881 |
| MSN: | 19056 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | L’Argentière la Bessée -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | LFMX |
| LFMX | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Two groups of gliders departed from Château Arnoux Saint-Auban for a training flight in preparation for a competition. The two groups joined in the Briançon area.
Two gliders, LS8-18 D-0032 and ASW 19B D-8881 collided at an altitude of 2590 metres. The ASW 19B crashed but the LS8 made a safe emergency landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2005/d-81050311/pdf/d-81050311.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Nov-2011 13:17 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jan-2012 12:48 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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