Well I totally disagree that the pilot was in anyway responsible and am disgusted by the comments on rec.aviation,(espe cially those from anonymous posters, gutless *******s) if one reads the report it is obvious that the photographer deliberately put himself in the flight path and had to jump off...

http://www.hauteprovenceinfo.com/article/17/06/2013/alpes-de-haute-provence--un-homme-de-46-ans-meurt-dans-un-crash-de-planeur/2599 Appears to have hit a cliff. Drop link into google translate if you cannot read French! Sean F2

I copied this from a local Newspaper article. I flew at Kutztown and was made incredibly welcome. I can't thank them enough for their kindness and hospitality to both myself and my wife. I am very sorry to hear this news. Plane crash kills Berks pilot near Kutztown Airport Before the accident,...

I heard a rumor of an accident at Kutztown. Could someone fill in details or provide a link? Thanks.

This looks very bad. Pilot ok, but the truck driver in critical condition. http://picasaweb.google.com/itb.panorama/WGC2010GliderCrashSzegedHungary#

Can anyone post a link to a glider accident database. The BGA accident database seems to be unavailable at the link I had bookmarked last year. I am particularly interested in the DAeC or BGA databases. Bill Daniels

Group, Anyone have info on the midair between a J-3 and glider in Arizona this wkend? GR

This is close to home. Any details? DOUGLAS COUNTY - The Sheriff's Office says one person is dead after crashing what it is now calling a motorized glider. The crash happened about 5:28 p.m. Sunday near Wolfensberger Road and Highway 105. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says the glider...

I ignore if this has been posted before in the group, but I have just received this report from a witness. It is about a tragic accident of a motorglider in Corowa, Australia. http://www.aeroclubdeocana.aero/Vanilla/?PostBackAction=Download&AttachmentID=1159 Winter time is usually a good time to...

I ignore if this has been posted before in the group, but I have just received this report from a witness. It is about a tragic accident of a motorglider in Corowa, Australia. http://www.aeroclubdeocana.aero/Vanilla/?PostBackAction=Download&AttachmentID=1159 Winter time is usually a good time to...

I ignore if this has been posted before in the group, but I have just received this report from a witness. It is about a tragic accident of a motorglider in Corowa, Australia. http://www.aeroclubdeocana.aero/Vanilla/?PostBackAction=Download&AttachmentID=1159 Winter time is usually a good time to...

Here's an accident I haven't seen mentioned. The teenager is VERY lucky. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-56521537

Hello, I just heard that a clubmember of mine just died in an accident in italy today. Is there anybody who can give me more information about this accident? I don't know if he flew a glider, motorglider or ulralight. Thanks David

http://www.az.com.na/unf-lle/schweizer-t-dlich-verungl-ckt.428806

I just heard, through a friend, that there was a glider accident reported in a San Antonio, TX paper. Maybe at the Boerne field? Something about a wing coming off on tow. Anybody have any information. Tom Dixon Idaho

Hi, Ramy (and others), I don't want to hijack the "Wide-Ranging Safety Discussion" thread, so I'm starting a new one. In the other thread, Ramy mentioned "rather than the all so lame reaction of 'waiting for the NTSB report'". I'm going to ask if you've ever been party to an NTSB...

Accident Prevention Flying gliders is dangerous. The “Accident Prevention Manual For Glider Pilots” written in 1992 has been an important and effective tool to train pilots to fly safer. The difficulty is getting pilots to read the manual. The relatively light sales of this book, and the fact...

A couple of years ago, maybe three, a member of Blue Ridge Soaring presented a great Accident Procedures program at the SSA convention. It was about made about 3 years ago a Does anyone have a PDF or word doc of the presentation or information that Emergency Incident / Accident procedure and...

http://tinyurl.com/yzfpzb With the increase of use of gizmos in the cockpit I think it is worth warning the fliying community of this potential deadly mistake, especially with glare shield instalations of instruments such as TPAS. I almost fell trap to it myself when considered wiring my glare...

Anyone know why the Arcus accident report post from earlier was deleted? Boggs