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| Date: | Wednesday 6 August 1986 |
| Time: | 17:05 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Ventus b/16.6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-2961 |
| MSN: | 108/288 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Saanen -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Saanen LSGK |
| Saanen LSGK | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Glider crashed in train station-areal of Saanen during approach to Saanen - LSGK. The glider suffered substantial damage and was rebuilt as a Ventus cT (D-KEWO) which crashed in 1997 again in Austria.
The pilot was killed in this accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1236.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 July 1997 | D-KEWO | Private | 1 | Lengberg, Near Lienz-Nikolsdorf - LOKL |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2010 14:32 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 04:29 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2012 04:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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