DG 808 C terrain impact below alpine ridge — limited time on type

After self-launch from Ohlstadt-Poemetsried for an alpine cross-country, the pilot of a DG 808 C was fatally injured and the aircraft destroyed. The pilot routed southwest to the Ammergebirge, past Garmisch to the Zugspitze, then northwest down the Lechtal to Reutte and northeast to the Kuchelberg, where the FLARM track ended around 15:30. The wreck was found the next morning in a rocky gully 40-50 m below the ridge crest on the northwest face at about 2,030 m AMSL. Other pilots reported very good thermals but turbulent NW wind over the ridges. The pilot had 667 hours total but only 6 hours on type.

1. Limited time on type: 667 h total but only 6 h on the DG 808 C (2.5 h in 2021); the 18 m configuration was used.
2. Alpine cross-country flight: Self-launch 12:48 from Ohlstadt-Pömetsried; route SW into the Ammergebirge → west of Garmisch to the Zugspitze → NW down the Lechtal to Reutte → NE to the Kuchelberg.
3. Turbulent NW wind on ridges: Other pilots in the area that afternoon reported very good thermals but a NW wind with turbulence over the crests.
4. Terrain impact below ridge: FLARM track ended at about 15:30; wreck found the next morning 40–50 m below the ridge crest on the NW face in a rocky gully at ~2 030 m AMSL. No information on the immediate-impact phase; BFU offered no causal conclusion.