Accident Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus HB-980, Friday 28 July 1989
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Date:Friday 28 July 1989
Time:16:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic scir model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
Owner/operator:Segelfluggruppe Aarau
Registration: HB-980
MSN: 24
Year of manufacture:1970
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Olmenhorn, Wallis -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Münster - LSPU
Destination airport:Münster - LSPU
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed into mountain. pilot was killed and glider a w/o.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 11 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1349.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
30-Aug-2010 01:08 Alpine Flight Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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