Date:	Tuesday 12 June 2012
Time:	14:57 LT
Type:	Piper J3C-65 Cub
Owner/operator:	Fluggruppe Albatros
Registration:	HB-OIA
MSN:	12619
Year of manufacture:	1944
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Near Hilfikon, Villmergen municipality, Aargau -   Switzerland
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	LSZF
Destination airport:	LSZF
Investigating agency:	SUST
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
A Piper J3C-65 Cub made a forced landing in a field near Hilfikon, Villmergen municipality, Aargau, due to a loss of engine power, just ten seconds after a simulated forced landing exercise in the area during a local training flight from Birrfeld Airport - LSZF.

The instructor and trainee pilot escaped unhurt.

Note:
Original c/n is 12619, but official registered by BAZL with work number AF 36506, after a complete overhaul and refurbishment in 1981.

https://www.ag.ch/de/weiteres/aktuelles/medienportal/medienmitteilung_kapo/medienmitteilungen_kapo/medienmitteilungen_kapo_details_26756.jsp
https://www.solothurnerzeitung.ch/mediathek/videos/vermischtes/124638913
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/HB-OIA.pdf

Solothuner Zeitnug

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
13-Jun-2012 07:39	copi	Added
13-Jun-2012 12:29	harro	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
13-Jun-2012 18:07	RobertMB	Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
17-May-2022 16:53	harro	Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]