ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179703
Last updated: 27 October 2020
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| Date: | 11-JUN-1952 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Club de Suisse, Section Vaudoise |
| Registration: | HB-OPI |
| C/n / msn: | 1864 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Prilly, Lausanne-Blécherette, Vaud -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lausanne Airport (LSGL) |
| Lausanne Airport (LSGL) |
C/no. 1864 DH.60G [Gipsy I] to Werner Stocklin, Switzerland with C of A 3135 issued 21.7.31. Registered CH-320 29.7.31 to Club Neuchatelois d'Aviation, Neuchatel-Planeyse. Re-registered HB-OPI January 1935 to same owner
Crashed Motiers 22.7.39 [pilot Jean Bourquin]; repaired. Re-registered in December 1947 to Aero Club de Suisse,
Section Vaudoise, Blecherette.
Written off (destroyed) 11 .6.52: Flying low during approach to Lausanne Airport (LSGL). Aircraft probably hit a crane and crashed against a house in Prilly, then caught fire. The pilot was killed on impact, the passenger died the following day in hospital.
Sources:
1. Tribune de Lausanne Nr 163, 12.6.1952 page 10
2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1952/archives/crash-of-a-de-havilland-dh-60g-gipsy-moth-in-lausanne-2-killed/]
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_HB-.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2015 13:52 | sparrow9 | Added |
| 20-Sep-2015 16:23 | sparrow9 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 13-Aug-2017 21:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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