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| Date: | Monday 27 May 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Politechnika Warszawska PW-5 Smyk |
| Owner/operator: | Central MS Soaring Society LLC |
| Registration: | N529PW |
| MSN: | 17.06.002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Pelahatchie Bay, Ross Barnett Reservoir, MS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pisgah-Harrell Field, MS (MS08) |
| Pisgah-Harrell Field, MS (MS08) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Politechnika Warszawska PW-5 Smyk crashed into Pelahatchie Bay, Ross Barnett Reservoir, Mississippi.
The pilot (89) had no visible injuries, but he was being checked out by medical personnel and the glider was take out of the water and received minor damage.
Sources:
https://www.wlox.com/2024/05/27/glider-crashes-into-ross-barnett-reservoir/
https://www.wapt.com/article/glider-crashes-into-pelahatchie-bay-at-the-rez/60917436
https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/small-plane-crashes-into-ross-barnett-reservoir/
https://darkhorsepressnow.com/small-plane-crashes-into-ross-barnett-reservoir/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=529PW
https://www.flickr.com/photos/28042007@N07/11264038353/in/photostream/lightbox/ (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2024 20:22 | vasilf | Added |
| 28-May-2024 06:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
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