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| Date: | Sunday 20 May 2007 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-800B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-KGHF |
| MSN: | 8-271B179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Karlspitz, Near Niederöblarn Airfield - LOGO -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Niederöblarn Airport (LOGO) |
| Niederöblarn Airport (LOGO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The motorized glider crashed into Mount Karlspitz 15 minutes after take-off from Niederöblarn Airfield - LOGO. The German pilot (79) was killed.
Sources:
http://stmv1.orf.at/stories/194104
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/chronik/442775/index.do]
http://diepresse.com/home/panorama/oesterreich/305202/index.do?parentid=0&act=0&isanonym=0
https://www.news.at/a/toedlicher-flieger-crash-segelflugzeug-79-jaehrigem-obersteiermark-173691
http://alles-mit-links.ch/Wordpress/?page_id=394&tempAZ=K&kennzeichenland=D
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2009 23:34 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 07-Sep-2009 10:07 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 20-Jan-2010 09:35 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Registration, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Apr-2010 10:41 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-May-2013 21:18 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Oct-2013 12:21 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2014 17:36 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 17-Jul-2019 12:18 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Cn, Source, ] |
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