Incident Piper L-18C Super Cub F-AG,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181185
 
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Date:Monday 15 July 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper L-18C Super Cub
Owner/operator:Luftforsvaret (RNoAF)
Registration: F-AG
MSN: 18-3247
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Smestadmoen -   Norway
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
The aircraft belonged to the flying school at Værnes, but was loaned to the field artillery at Smestadmoen. The aircraft had been for a trip to Kjeller and was going to return to Jørstadmoen. By
passing Smestadmoen, the pilot was to drop a message bag from low altitude. The plane circled three times over the camp and in the last turn it was on the verge of stalling. The nose was knocked off when the plane hit a tree and went into the ground only three meters from the office building in the camp. The pilot, Lieutenant Nils G. Bakken, sustained a number of injuries while the passenger, John Tøftum, was only slightly injured.

Sources:

https://flyblader.com/onewebmedia/Piper%20L-18.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Nov-2015 20:30 TB Added
16-May-2023 16:46 Anon. Updated

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