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| Date: | Wednesday 2 August 2023 |
| Time: | 14:18 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASK 23 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wittstock-Berlinchen Airfield -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wittstock-Berlinchen Airfield |
| Wittstock-Berlinchen Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After a loss of power at the winch, the cable released at a height of approx. 10 metres. The aircraft touched down hard and turned around its vertical axis.
The pilot was seriously injured.
Sources:
https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/brandenburg/frau-stuerzt-mit-segelflugzeug-ab-feuerwehren-und-hubschrauber-im-einsatz-1804751
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2023 08:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 31-Dec-2023 18:09 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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