Accident Cessna 170 HB-CAN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179136
 
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Date:Wednesday 16 June 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 170
Owner/operator:private
Registration: HB-CAN
MSN: 18069
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:5,3 km from Zug -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:LSGG Geneva
Destination airport:LSZH Zürch
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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