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Incident reports are available in summary form for the following wing types:
Incident reports for flexwing hang glider wings are displayed below in summary form.
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There are 378 entries for flexwing hang glider wings Displaying page 27 out of 38
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| Date |
Pilot |
Location |
Wing Type |
Summary |
Injury |
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27.07.2003 |
Male
Age:
58
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Hill Farm, Norfolk
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Pulse 2
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
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Badly bruised arm, thigh and knee detached left biceps tendon. |
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26.07.2003 |
Male
Age:
40
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Laragne
France
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Litespeed 4
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
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none |
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24.07.2003 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Novice |
Darley Moor
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Wills Wing
Condor
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
Student drifted off line and tow line was guillotined by winch operator. Student over corrected and crash landed.
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Fr Humerus. |
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20.07.2003 |
Male
Age:
56
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Larragne, Bhpa Nationals.
France |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
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Multiple, including head injuries. |
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15.07.2003 |
Male
Age:
35
Rating:
Advanced Pilot |
Chabre
France
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Avian
Cheetah
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
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Lightly bruised. |
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07.07.2003 |
Male
Age:
28
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Bedlinog
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
8-16 km/h
Conditions:
Smooth/Steady |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Hi Way
Vision
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
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Dislocated shoulder. |
|
01.07.2003 |
|
United Kingdom |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Goldmarque
Gyr
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
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23.06.2003 |
Male
Age:
30 |
Abertysswg
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
24-32 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Airwave
Magic Iv
Launch Type:
Foot (Assisted) |
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broken left arm & possibly shoulder |
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21.06.2003 |
Male
Age:
36
Rating:
Club Pilot |
Edenfield
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
0-8 km/h
Conditions:
Thermic |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Moyes
Extralite
Launch Type:
Foot (Forward) |
|
none |
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12.06.2003 |
Male
Age:
44
Rating:
Novice |
Darley Moor
United Kingdom
Wind Strength:
16-24 km/h
Conditions:
Variable |
Flexwing Hang Glider
Wing:
Icaro
Mars
Launch Type:
Winch Tow |
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Fr left arm, torn tendons in arm. |
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Last updated: 30 September 2021
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