Accident Schempp-Hirth Ventus cT HB-2229,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29512
 
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Date:Sunday 21 May 2006
Time:18:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic VENT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Ventus cT
Owner/operator:private
Registration: HB-2229
MSN: 173/564
Year of manufacture:1992
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Bern-Belp - LSZB -   Switzerland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:LSZP
Destination airport:LSZP
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed after the wing broke up near the fuselage during approach. The pilot (69) was killed and the plane totally destroyed.

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

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/HB-2229.pdf
Hamburger Abendblatt 24 May 2006

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
07-Mar-2009 12:09 harro Updated
09-Aug-2010 13:56 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
20-Jan-2012 07:46 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
21-Feb-2018 19:38 TB Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]

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