Accident to the Morane Saulnier Rallye MS894 registered I-RALC and the Schleicher ASK21 registered I-IVWM on 30/09/2017 at Belluno [Investigation led by ANSV / Italy]
Diminution de la puissance du moteur en montée initiale lors d'un vol de remorquage, largage du planneur, atterrissages durs du planeur et de l'avion
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Preliminary data based on the notification from the Italian authorities:
During aerotow, 30m AGL after take off, the airplane engine had a sudden loss of power. The glider disconnected, veered abruptly and then performed a heavy landing. The aircraft also managed to perform an emergency landing. Nobody was injured. The glider underwent large structural damage. The engine resulted heavy damage.