Accident Scheibe Bergfalke III SE-THD, Saturday 7 August 1993

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Date:	Saturday 7 August 1993
Time:
Type:	Scheibe Bergfalke III
Owner/operator:
Registration:	SE-THD
MSN:	5622
Year of manufacture:	1968
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:
Category:	Accident
Location:	Gnesta/Vängsö Airfield (ESSZ) - Sweden
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	SHK
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Glider SE-THD was destroyed during a student’s first solo flight. After several bounces on final, the aircraft climbed to 6–7 m before hitting nose-first. The nose was crushed; the student was trapped and seriously injured.

Accident investigation: