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Date: | Monday 12 June 1995 |
Time: | 13:30 LT |
Type: | Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | BGA 1621 |
MSN: | 18 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Talgarth Airfield, Brecon, Wales -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Talgarth Airfield, Brecon, Wales |
Destination airport: | Talgarth Airfield, Brecon, Wales |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Ex-G-AXZG (12-3-1970 to 28-8-1981); later became RAF GSA 101, then BGA 1621. Written off 12-6-1995: Positive control checks were carried out on the glider. During the aero-tow ground roll the left aileron connection came undone, allowing the control to float free and vibrate, causing the wing to flutter. The pilot released the glider and turned back to the airfield, but during the turn, the glider spun and crashed into trees. The pilot (the sole person on board) was killed.
Sources:
1. CAA:
http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AXZG.pdf 2.
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/stdcir.htm 3.
http://www.blackmountainsgliding.co.uk/index.php 4.
http://aviationfanatic.com/ent_show.php?ent=5&AC_Regno=BGA-1659 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
30-Dec-2012 19:10 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
30-Dec-2012 19:10 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
31-Oct-2013 21:16 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
07-Jun-2016 15:13 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
07-Jun-2016 15:15 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
07-Jun-2016 15:20 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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