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| Date: | Sunday 15 July 1962 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Schweizer Rettungsflugwacht |
| Registration: | HB-OPX |
| MSN: | 18-5844 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Disentis -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Zurich |
| Disentis | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit power line, crashed and burned. Pilot Jimmy Gerber killed. Participated in the rescue operation for crashed Aero Lloyd Piaggio P-166.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 16.7.1962, p14
Passauer Neue Presse 17.7.1962, p3
Swiss Archives/Archivplansuche
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2012 13:19 | TB | Added |
| 31-Jan-2014 07:11 | sparrow9 | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 28-Jul-2024 16:36 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 23-Apr-2025 17:30 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
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