ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30872
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 1984 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Schleicher Ka 2B |
| Owner/operator: | Strathclyde Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 2920 |
| MSN: | EB.1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Strathaven Airfield, Couplaw Farm, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Strathaven Airfield, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire |
| Strathaven Airfield, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Schleicher Ka 2B BGA 2920: Substantially damaged 8 August 1984 when undershot on approach to Strathaven Airfield, Couplaw Farm, Strathaven, South Lanarkshire. Cause of accident reported as "pilot opened air brakes instead of closing them. Glider undershot and collided with fence causing substantial damage".
BGA 2920 was ex-D-5399 (German registry); re-registered as BGA 2920 in October 1983 to the Strathclyde Gliding Club. Strathaven
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/ka2.htm
2. https://alles-mit-links.ch/Wordpress/?page_id=394&kennzeichenland=BGA
3. BGA Accident Summary 1984: Sailplane & Gliding 1985 p 31: https://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpages/Sailplane%20&%20Gliding%201981%20to%201990/Volume%2036%20No%201%20Feb-Mar%201985.pdf
4. http://www.strathavenairfield.co.uk/history.html
5. http://www.strathavenairfield.co.uk/1980sand1990s.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleicher_Ka_2_Rh%C3%B6nschwalbe#Variants
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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