Incident
- ID:
- SFFL 12
- Incident category:
- Speed Flying Fatality List
- Date:
- 05. 10. 2009
- Time:
- —
- Cause of death:
- Impact obstacle
- Launch site:
- Austria › Upper Austria (Oberösterreich) › Five Fingers, Krippenstein (Obertraun, Gmunden)
Equipment
- Wing:
- —
- Wing size:
- —
- Safety devices:
- —
Personal
- Name:
- Christoph Eidinger
- Age:
- 32
- Weight:
- —
- Gender:
- Male
- Nationality:
- Austrian
- Experience level:
- —
- Experience description:
- —
- Time on wing:
- —
Circumstances
- Conditions:
- Turbulent conditions Gusting
- Factors:
- Impact into trees
Description
Christoph Eidinger 32, took off just after 16:00 from the so-called Five Fingers on Krippenstein (approx. 2040m). With his Speed glider in very windy, turbulent conditions. At 21:30 when he still had not arrived home in Ebensee, his parents alerted the police.
He was found found early the following morning at about 1550 meters. Christopher hit a tree before he fell to the ground.
http://www.nachrichten.at/oberoester...en;art4,271452
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