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| Date: | Saturday 24 August 1968 |
| Time: | c. 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper Cub |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | HB-OSL |
| MSN: | 24952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 km N Sion/LSGS -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Banner and glider towing |
| Departure airport: | Sion (Sitten) (LSGS) |
| Sion (Sitten) (LSGS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed on Colline de Montorge. Pilot Armand Geiger (35).
Came back from a glider-tow.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 26 August 1968
Feuille d'Avis de lausanne no 198, 26.8.1968, p. 7
https://www.recherche.bar.admin.ch/recherche/#/de/suche/archivplan/3111673
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 21:49 | TB | Added |
| 11-Apr-2018 05:56 | sparrow9 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Mar-2020 17:29 | sparrow9 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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