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| Date: | Sunday 19 February 2017 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Pipistrel Virus SW 80 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-MVPP |
| MSN: | 524 SWN 80 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Extertal-Linderhofe near Rinteln -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Egelsbach Airfield (QEF/EDFE) |
| Hodenhagen Airfield (EDVH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Because of weather deterioration the pilot wanted to diver to Rinteln. He descended too low until the aircraft impacted treetops. The pilot was seriously injured.
BFU conclusions
The accident is due to a collision with obstacles after the pilot was no longer able to fly safely in conditions which the visual flight weather conditions no longer provided.
The pilot's decision not to cancel the flight in time despite marginal weather conditions contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
LZ.de (Lippe-Zeitung)
Images:
(© Freiwillige Feuerwehr Extertal - Löschgruppe Linderhofe)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2017 09:16 | copi | Added |
| 20-Feb-2017 09:18 | harro | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2017 15:19 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2017 09:07 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 17-Aug-2019 17:22 | harro | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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