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| Date: | Tuesday 9 August 1994 |
| Time: | 19:18 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4M |
| Owner/operator: | Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH |
| Registration: | D-KLXX |
| MSN: | 3 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rheinwaldhorn, TI -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LSZS |
| LSZS | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot was on a thermal flight when he collided with a mountain. Wreckage was found two days later. Pilot Schrempp-Hirth glider constructor Klaus Holighaus (54).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1590.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1983 | BGA 2248 | Roanne |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2010 05:42 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 24-Jan-2012 05:40 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 23-Oct-2014 17:48 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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