Accident Scheibe Bergfalke II/55 SE-SYW, Saturday 6 August 1988
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Date:Saturday 6 August 1988
Time:
Type:Scheibe Bergfalke II/55
Owner/operator:
Registration: SE-SYW
MSN: 298
Year of manufacture:1959
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage:
Category:Accident
Location:Sala flygfält -   Sweden
Phase: Unknown
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: SHK
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
During landing training, glider SE-SYW touched down on a bridge just before the landing strip. The bridge surface was uneven, causing the glider to strike the embankment, bounce about 25 meters, and then roll onto the strip at Sala airfield.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: SHK
Report number: 39/88
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

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Revision history:

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