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Aviation accident DEN08LA137
SERS · Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2A · 2008-08-09 · Brackettville, TX, USA
Event
- NTSB number
DEN08LA137- Event ID
20080814X01240- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2008-08-09
- Location
- Brackettville, TX, USA
- Coordinates
- 29.211111, -99.743331
Injuries
- Highest injury
- SERS
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- Schempp-Hirth
- Model
- Ventus 2A
- Registration
- N777UN
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- —
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot of N777UN to exit the thermal upon losing visual contact with the other gliders, resulting in a midair collision.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown