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Date: | Tuesday 16 August 2011 |
Time: | 13:20 LT |
Type: | SZD-36 Cobra 15 |
Owner/operator: | Aeroklub ROW Rybnik |
Registration: | SP-2907 |
MSN: | W-744 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Near Leszno - EPLS -
Poland
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | EPLS |
Destination airport: | EPLS |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Two gliders taking part in glider competition collided in mid-air, PZL-Bielsko SZD-36A Cobra 15 SP-2907 [X], fell to the ground killing the 17 year old pilot. The other glider, PZL-Bielsko SZD-48-3 Jantar Standard 3 SP-3384 [Y3], piloted by one of Poland's most succesful, 70 year old Lady landed safely with no visible damage to the structure.
Sources:
http://elka.pl/content/view/51152/80/ http://web.archive.org/web/20130315163405/http://lotniczapolska.pl/Pilot-szybowca-zginal-w-wypadku,20821
http://elka.pl//content/view/51156/430/ (photos)
https://www.tvn24.pl/wiadomosci-z-kraju,3/17-letni-pilot-zginal-podczas-mistrzostw,213689.html (video)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-Aug-2011 07:55 |
superflyer |
Added |
16-Aug-2011 12:39 |
superflyer |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
16-Aug-2011 16:29 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
17-Aug-2011 00:07 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
17-Aug-2011 05:47 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
23-Nov-2013 21:45 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Aircraft type] |