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Date: | Sunday 11 July 1954 |
Time: | 16:00 LOC |
Type: | Cessna 170B |
Owner/operator: | Aero Club Valais |
Registration: | HB-COC |
MSN: | 20825 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 13.8 km SSE LSGS/Val d'Hérémence S of Pralong -
Switzerland
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | LSGS |
Destination airport: | LSGS |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot made a scenic flight with 3 passengers with an a/c that was owned by the club since the day before the accident. After take-off he flew down the Valais, turned back and entered the Val d'Hérence at too low an altitude. He aborted a first 180° and followed the valley until the plane stalled in a steep turn and collided with trees.
Sources:
Accident Report by Swiss Federal Office of Air Accident Investigation: Aero Revue 33 (1958) Nr 3, 127-128
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Mar-2014 18:51 |
sparrow9 |
Added |
06-Jun-2021 15:06 |
TB |
Updated [Other fatalities] |