Accident in Namibia, SH Ventus 2cxm

**Surge** · January 13th 16, 10:06 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

According to a post on a private news group, another glider crashed in Namibia on the 11th January 2016.

Evidently it's a D-registered Nimbus 4 (DM?) and the two pilots on board managed to parachute to safety.

Does anyone else know about the accident?

**smfidler** · January 13th 16, 01:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

Wow. Is it just me or is Namibia is experiencing a proportionately large number of accidents?

Be careful over there boys (and girls).

7T

**[email protected]** · January 14th 16, 08:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

According to a friend present at Bitterwasser, the glider went into a kind of spiral dive at 3600 meter altitude. The pilots couldn't get it under control, and the glider lost a wing. The pilots bailed out at 700 and 500 m respectively. One is unharmed, the other has back injuries.

**Jonathan St. Cloud** · January 14th 16, 09:54 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring

Is this an accident with a Nimbus 4D you are speaking of?

On Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 12:52:15 PM UTC-8, wrote:
According to a friend present at Bitterwasser, the glider went into a kind of spiral dive at 3600 meter altitude. The pilots couldn't get it under control, and the glider lost a wing. The pilots bailed out at 700 and 500 m respectively. One is unharmed, the other has back injuries.

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