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| Date: | Saturday 3 June 1995 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: | Schleicher Ka 2 Rhönschwalbe |
| Owner/operator: | Dublin Gliding Club Ltd |
| Registration: | EI-131 |
| MSN: | 133 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Binevenagh Ridge, Bellarena -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | EG05 |
| EG05 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During a "mutual" ridge soaring flight the very experienced pilot 1 mistook the wind direction and allowed the glider to get too low. Instead of turning away from the ridge he pressed on until he had to force land on the hillside. Both occupants escaped uninjured.
Sources:
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/eiglider.htm
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ka2.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Sep-2011 09:27 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Dec-2012 19:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2013 23:12 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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