Isère. Two Dead in a Hang Glider Accident at the Icare Cup
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"The entire community is bereaved. Two deltist pilots in tandem have just lost their lives on a morning flight," said the organizers of this event dedicated to paragliders, hang gliders, paramotors, ULM and other balloons, which takes place every year in Saint-Hilaire and Lumbin, near Grenoble. "The Peloton de gendarmerie de haute montagne (PGHM) was engaged this Sunday morning at about 8.15 a.m. on a hang glider accident in the framework of the…
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Two tandem pilots died on Sunday morning in a hang glider accident that took off at the Icare Cup in Saint-Hilaire near Grenoble.
A fatal accident occurred on Sunday, September 20, at about 8 a.m., during the leisure flight. Other activities planned for the last day of the Icare Cup are currently suspended.
The hang glider struck a cliff shortly after take-off. The pilot and his passenger were killed instantly.
The events took place on Sunday, 20 September, around 8 a.m. The dramatic accident took place as part of the Icare Cup, a free flight competition held in Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet, Isère.
A fatal accident took place on Sunday morning during the Icare Cup, this annual flight and air performance event in Saint-Hilaire-du-Touvet (Isère). The pilot of a hang glider and his passenger died on the spot after a crash on take-off.
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