On 8 August around 15:20 (UTC +2), a glider crashed near Tienen, Belgium. According to Katrien Partyka, Mayor of Tienen, two persons died in the crash.
The pilot, aged 57, and his 18-year-old passenger are deceased, the Louvain prosecutor’s office confirmed.
The glider crashed in a field about one kilometre from the Goetsenhoven/Gossoncourt airfield.
The exact circumstances of the accident are still being investigated.
https://twitter.com/be_nws/status/1292111087433908227
Hi, please correct the name of Mayor of Tienen : Katrien Partyka (not Patryka)
Kind regards, Jean-Luc
What model glider was the plane that crashed?
@Triple Tusk the glider model was a Nimbus 4DM, see the following: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/239245
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