Accident SZD-30 Pirat SE-TNS, Friday 30 August 1991

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Date:	Friday 30 August 1991
Time:
Type:	SZD-30 Pirat
Owner/operator:
Registration:	SE-TNS
MSN:	S-02.36
Year of manufacture:	1974
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:
Category:	Accident
Location:	Orsa/Tallhed Airfield (ESNR) - Sweden
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	SHK
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
During a winch launch from Orsa, glider SE-TNS climbed steeply. At 75–100 m, the weak link between the foreline and cable failed. The glider entered a spin at too low an altitude to recover and crashed; the pilot died.

Accident investigation: