ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69970
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Date: | Sunday 8 November 2009 |
Time: | 13:30 |
Type: | Glider |
Owner/operator: | Gliding Club of Victoria |
Registration: | VH- |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wahring, Mangalore, near Nagambie, VIC -
Australia
|
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Wahring, Mangalore, Victoria |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:After reaching a height of 40 to 50 feet after launching, but then rolled to one side, lost speed and crashed, sadly killing the pilot.
Sources:
1.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/08/2736483.htm?site=melbourne 2.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/man-killed-in-victorian-gliding-accident-20091108-i3cn.html 3.
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/National-Regional/2009/11/08/Glider_pilot_dies_in_crash_391723.html 4.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/man-killed-in-gliding-accident-20091108-i3ds.html 5.
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/man-killed-in-gliding-accident-20091108-i3ef.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Nov-2009 05:42 |
RobertMB |
Added |
12-May-2014 19:10 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source] |
09-Jun-2022 06:40 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |
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