El piloto del LS-6 pierde el control tras una probable pérdida de conocimiento en ladera
El piloto de un LS-6 murió y el planeador quedó destruido al precipitarse sobre una ladera boscosa cerca de Quinto después de que el piloto muy probablemente perdiera el conocimiento. Tras despegar a torno en Ambri, encadenó ochos por la cresta norte con viento norte fuerte y turbulento hasta ~2000 m. Radio y avistamientos cesaron después; ~25 minutos tras el despegue, chocó con los árboles a 70–80°. No se halló defecto técnico. El piloto volaba en ayunas y muy deshidratado, casi sin práctica reciente — 19 minutos en ocho meses, mucho menos de lo declarado. Se citaron conciencia alterada, meteorología exigente y falta de entrenamiento.
- Winch launch climb: The pilot winch-launched from Ambri RWY 28 and climbed to about 550 m above the airfield before proceeding to soar along the northern ridge.
- Poor recent currency: In the eight and a half months before the accident the pilot had flown only a single 19‑minute check flight, despite having reported much higher recent experience.
- Inadequate hydration/nutrition: The pilot was in a state of fasting and advanced dehydration; unopened food and drink were found in the cockpit.
- Turbulent northerly winds: The flight took place in strong, turbulent northerly winds in a demanding mountain soaring environment, increasing pilot workload and control demands.
- Pilot loses consciousness: While soaring along the ridge after climbing to about 2,000 m AMSL, the pilot likely experienced impaired consciousness or brief loss of consciousness due to dehydration and inadequate nutrition.
- Loss of control: With the pilot’s consciousness impaired, control of the glider was lost and the aircraft entered a steep, uncontrolled descent toward the terrain.
- Crash - fatal: The glider impacted a forested slope at an estimated 70–80° nose-down attitude, destroying the aircraft and fatally injuring the pilot.