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| Date: | Wednesday 21 January 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus b |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | CC-LWB |
| MSN: | 302 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 22km N of Santiago de Chile -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | SCLC |
| SCLC | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The glider crashed during the "FAI Sailplane Grand Prix - Chile 2009" in Chile, killing the pilot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.suedwest-aktiv.de/region/albbote/rundschau_von_der_alb/4103426/artikel.php?SWAID=8254e6b4e0dbbd1546393cb843f5d198
http://www.terra.cl/actualidad/index.cfm?id_reg=1107922&id_cat=1676&titulo_url=Piloto_de_planeador_muere_en_accidente_aereo_en_Vitacura
http://www.sgp.aero/previous-results-archive/santiago-2008-sgp-results.aspx
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/categories/accidentes/investigacion/informestecnicos2009/documents/1509-20150504.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2009 22:38 | Bleiente | Added |
| 17-Aug-2009 16:01 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 23-Nov-2016 11:17 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2020 14:27 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, ] |
| 31-Jul-2020 14:29 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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