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| Date: | Monday 27 April 2015 |
| Time: | 15:40 LT |
| Type: |  Comco Ikarus C42B |
| Owner/operator: | Motorfluggruppe Obersimmental |
| Registration: | HB-WAS |
| MSN: | 0605-6819 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zweisimmen / Bern -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Zweisimmen Airfield (LSTZ) |
| Zweisimmen Airfield (LSTZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft came down in a river during to simulated engine failure exercise. Both occupants were injured.
Cause:
"The accident consisted of a collision with the terrain due to the fact that during a simulated engine failure with a reversing curve from too low a height, it was not possible to increase the power of the engine."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/bern/zwei-personen-verletzt-kleinflugzeug-stuerzt-in-die-simme-id3703937.html
http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/suisse/story/Un-avion-s-ecrase-dans-l-Oberland-bernois-28717513
https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/thun/Zwei-Verletzte-bei-Flugzeugabsturz-in--Zweisimmen-/story/14560630
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1123565/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oBWZjb1FvDk
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2015 19:37 | p3aviation@bluewin.c | Added |
| 27-Apr-2015 19:37 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 27-Apr-2015 20:24 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 13-Oct-2018 18:57 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 13-Oct-2018 18:58 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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