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| Date: | Wednesday 16 June 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 170 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | HB-CAN |
| MSN: | 18069 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5,3 km from Zug -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LSGG Geneva |
| LSZH Zürch | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed Unterägeri Hinterwald. The aircraft took-off at Geneva at 20:30 with two TV-operators as passengers with the films of the soccer world championship Mexico-Brazil to bring them to the studio in Zürich.
Sources:
Tribune de Lausanne 168, 17.6.1954, p12 (text)
Feuille d'Avis de Lausanne 141, 18.6.1954, p2 (picture)
Tribune de Lausanne 169, 18.6.1954, p1 (picture)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2015 17:12 | TB | Added |
| 24-Sep-2015 12:08 | sparrow9 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2015 20:05 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jun-2021 15:05 | TB | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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