Drone collides with Antares 20E glider in
the Netherlands
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Date:
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28-OCT-2017
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Time:
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ca 14:20 UTC
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Type:
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Lange Antares 20E
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Owner/operator:
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Private
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Registration:
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D-KLEP
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C/n / msn:
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53E45
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Minor
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Location:
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W of Hillegom, South Holland - Netherlands
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Phase:
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En route
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Nature:
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Private
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Departure airport:
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Langeveld Airstrip (NL-0033)
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Destination airport:
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Langeveld Airstrip (NL-0033)
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The glider was soaring up and down the Dutch North Sea coast near Hillegom when the right-hand winglet was struck by a consumer drone. The drone was destroyed by the impact, the winglet sustained serious delamination.
The glider safely returned to Langeveld Airstrip.
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