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| Date: | Wednesday 27 May 2009 |
| Time: | 10:52 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus bT |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-KJRW |
| MSN: | 60/382 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spaichingen, Near Tuttlingen -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Klippeneck Airfield |
| Klippeneck Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Pilot attempted to start the engine of the motorglider shortly after launch. The engine did not start and the glider lost height. It contacted obstructions and crashed while the pilot attempted a forced landing in a field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.bfu-web.de/DE/Home/homepage_node.htmlcln_005/nn_223970/DE/Publikationen/Untersuchungsberichte/2009/Bericht__09__3X059__DiscusBT__Spaichingen,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Bericht_09_3X059_DiscusBT_Spaichingen.pdf
https://www.suedkurier.de/region/schwarzwald-baar-heuberg/kreis-tuttlingen/Notlandung-Motorseglerpilot-schwer-verletzt;art372506,3789027
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2010 15:00 | harro | Added |
| 16-Apr-2011 09:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 23-Nov-2016 11:39 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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