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| Date: | Saturday 9 April 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | OO-PIA |
| MSN: | 32R-8013008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mont Blanc -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck Mt Blanc. Found on a glacier at 3,200 meters.
Sources:
Belgian Civil Aircraft since 1920 / J.Appleton and A. Thys, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 25 3)
Weser-Kurier 11 April 1983, p10
Images:
EBCI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2008 07:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Nov-2010 07:52 | 757 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 27-Jun-2022 07:28 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 08-Jun-2025 16:08 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
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