Colisión del Elfe Standard V con cable de telesilla cerca de Muottas Muragl, Suiza

El 31 de julio de 1988, un planeador Neukom Elfe S3P despegó del aeródromo de Samedan para un vuelo local. Alrededor de las 14:30, la aeronave colisionó con un cable de telesilla cerca de Muottas Muragl a una altitud de 2500 metros, resultando en la destrucción del planeador. El piloto resultó fatalmente herido en el impacto. La investigación señaló que la colisión ocurrió debido a que se volaba por debajo de la altitud mínima segura, sin descartar por completo posibles problemas técnicos.

1. Local soaring flight: The pilot departed Samedan at 12:55 on a local soaring flight in the Elfe Standard V glider after an apparently normal winch launch and initial climb.
2. Low experience on type: The pilot had limited overall gliding experience and was on only his second flight on the demanding Elfe Standard V type.
3. Very low ridge height: While flying near Muottas Muragl the glider was flown at an altitude of only about 8 m above the ground over a ridge area with few visual height cues.
4. Ski lift cable impact: In level flight in a slight right turn the glider struck the haul cable of the Crasta ski lift approximately 8 m above the ground and 8 m from a support mast.
5. In‑flight breakup: The collision with the cable caused severe structural damage and separation of the wing from the fuselage, scattering wreckage downslope.
6. Crash - fatal: The fuselage impacted the slope in a back-first attitude near Muottas Muragl, fatally injuring the pilot and totally destroying the glider.