ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179667
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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 2015 |
| Time: | 10:50 LT |
| Type: |  TL Ultralight TL-2000 Sting |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | OK-IUA 69 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grießenkar, Flachau -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Břeclav Airport (LKBA) |
| Trento (LIDT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An ultralight aircraft, which departed Břeclav Airport (LKBA), Czech Republic and on a flight to Italy, disappeared from radar over the Austrian mountains. Last contact to the aircraft was on Thursday the 17th of September 2015, 10:50LT. Contact was lost in the region of Hans-Wödl lodge, Bodensee, which is a quite inaccessible area with mountains up to 2750m. Strong winds up to 100km/h (South-Föhn) occurred in this area at the time of the last contact.
The wreck was not discovered until 19 sept morning by a search-and-rescue helicopter.
The pilot was british (76) and passenger (79) was austrian
There were two persons on board. An Austrian pilot (76) and an unidentified passenger. Both were killed.
Sources:
http://steiermark.orf.at/news/stories/2732315/
http://salzburg.orf.at/news/stories/2732421/
http://salzburg.orf.at/news/stories/2732538/
https://kurier.at/chronik/keine-spur-von-vermisster-maschine/153.529.356_
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/606755/British-man-76-dies-in-horror-plane-crash-over-Alps
http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/Alps-plane-crash-606755.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2015 07:20 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 19-Sep-2015 17:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2015 17:03 | Pit | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2015 17:03 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2015 17:03 | harro | Updated [Registration] |
| 21-Sep-2015 11:08 | Iceman29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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