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| Date: | Sunday 8 July 1951 |
| Time: | c. 12:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Transair SA |
| Registration: | HB-ECA |
| MSN: | D-1038 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Biel -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Biel |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed from 80 meters altitude after loss of power and caught fire. Pilot Ernest Althaus and *three senior passengers.
Sources:
Schaffhauser Nachrichten 9 July 1951.
*A Noite 9 July 1951, p5
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 March 1949 | HB-ECA | Transair SA | 0 | Elburg |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2018 20:19 | TB | Added |
| 19-Nov-2019 10:24 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jan-2021 12:04 | TB | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, ] |
| 28-Jan-2021 18:00 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, ] |
| 16-Apr-2025 15:35 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, ] |
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