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Date: | Sunday 1 April 2012 |
Time: | 15:20 LT |
Type: | SZD-50-3 Puchacz |
Owner/operator: | Grampians Soaring Club |
Registration: | VH-XJI |
MSN: | B-1979 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Near Ararat Airport - YARA, VIC -
Australia
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | YARA |
Destination airport: | YARA |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A PZL-Bielsko SZD-50-3 Puchacz glider crashed about hundred metres east from Ararat Airport - YARA, Victoria, after it took off, being towed behind an aircraft.
The instructor and student pilot were kiled.
Sources:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-01/two-die-in-gliding-accident/3925952 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/glider-dies/story-fn7x8me2-1226315746848
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Apr-2012 00:41 |
RobertMB |
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