ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145327
Last updated: 10 March 2014
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| Date: | 28-APR-2012 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: | Rutan Long-EZ |
| Owner/operator: | Operator: Canard Pilots HB-YCG, owners: private |
| Registration: | HB-YCG |
| C/n / msn: | 1293 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lake Constance, about 500m from St. Gallen-Altenrhein Apt. - LSZR, SG -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LSZR |
A Rutan Long-EZ experimental homebuilt aircraft made a forced emergency landing into Lake Constance (Bodensee) due to a loss of engine power shortly after take off from St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport - LSZR, SG.
Both occupants escaped non to minor injured and were rescued by boatīs.
Sources:
http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/ostschweiz/story/Flugzeug-stuerzt-in-See---Piloten-ueberleben-16352864
http://www.heute.at/news/oesterreich/art23655,699410
http://diepresse.com/home/panorama/welt/753449/Sechs-Tote-bei-Flugzeugabsturz-in-der-Schweiz
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/1/5/3/1208351.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2012 14:22 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Added |
| 28-Apr-2012 16:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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