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| Date: | Monday 20 May 2024 |
| Time: | c. 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-300 Elan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | D-3212 |
| MSN: | 3E147 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | between Malsch (near Heidelberg) and Bad Schönborn, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Malsch Glider Airfield |
| Malsch Glider Airfield | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Glaser-Dirks DG-300 Elan crashed in a wooded area between Malsch and Bad Schönborn, Baden-Württemberg, close to Malsch Glider Airfield. After taking off from there, the glider hadn't gained sufficient height and the pilot tried to return to the airfield. The aircraft crashed while it was turning during the landing approach. The pilot received life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a hospital, the glider was written off.
An early DPA newsflash mistakenly reported the location as "Malsch, Landkreis Karlsruhe", but the airfield is located at Malsch, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, near Heidelberg. The eponymous municipalities are both located in the Karlsruhe administrative region (Regierungsbezirk) that includes both districts (Landkreise).
Sources:
https://www.mannheim24.de/region/absturz-segelflugzeug-malsch-rhein-neckar-kreis-pilot-verletzt-lebensgefahr-polizei-mannheim-ursache-93081521.html
https://www.bild.de/regional/baden-wuerttemberg/drama-bei-karlsruhe-ein-verletzter-bei-absturz-von-segelflugzeug-664b4c99c9328869f43ac276
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/badenwuerttemberg/swr-malsch-pilot-stuerzt-mit-segelflugzeug-ab-100.html
https://landfunker.de/segelflugzeug-zwischen-malsch-und-bad-schoenborn-abgestuerzt/
https://www.faz.net/agenturmeldungen/dpa/segelflugzeug-stuerzt-ab-ein-mensch-verletzt-19731417.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2024 11:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-May-2024 15:44 | Forray | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2024 17:07 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2024 17:19 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Category] |
| 20-May-2024 18:41 | Forray | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2024 19:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2024 15:51 | Forray | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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