A man and woman have been killed when their glider crashed into a field in Lincolnshire.
The crash happened on Wednesday near the village of Maltby le Marsh.
A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said the accident happened just after 1210 BST and the man and woman were confirmed dead at the scene.
Fire crews, police and ambulance services were called to the scene of the crash, outside the village near Mablethorpe.
The glider crashed into an oilseed rape field near Strubby Airfield, which is home to the Lincolnshire Gliding Club.
A club spokesman said members were “deeply shocked” by the accident, which happenmed during a routine flight in good flying conditions.
The area was cordoned off and the Air Accident Investigation branch will carry out an investigation.
By: met24 - 9th June 2004 at 20:03
We don’t yet know what any of the causes were of that accident. Speaking as somebody who flies spamcans and gliders, poor airmanship can hurt you just as badly in either. Single seater gliders are unforgiving of poor handling of the controls, particularly when close to the stall, as you will be when thermalling. Two seat training gliders aren’t quite so bad, but most competition-capable two-seaters are as bad as the singles. But I wouldn’t say that gliders are any worse in that respect than some SEPs.
You have to have your wits about you when thermalling, because you’re likely (if it’s a good thermal and/or you’re flying in a competition) to be sharing your thermal with many other aircraft, in pretty close proximity. Unfortunately we’ve had a few midairs in thermals. But this doesn’t sound like it was a midair.
I could say more, but I’m wary of putting you off by giving you more knowledge than you want right now!
By: BY767 - 9th June 2004 at 19:31
It’s things like that that would put me off flying a glider 🙁
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