ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232003
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 January 2020 |
| Time: | 15:19 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna F152 (Reims) |
| Owner/operator: | Flugschule Eichenberger AG |
| Registration: | HB-CCN |
| MSN: | F15201621 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ruedikerwald near Schongau, LU / 1.2 km SW of Buttwil airfield (LSZU) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Buttwil Airfield (LSZU) |
| Buttwil Airfield (LSZU) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft impacted wooded terrain near Schongau (Lucerne) shortly after departure from Buttwil (LSZU) aerodrome. The aircraft broke up and caught fire on impact. The pilot (who was the sole occupant on board) received fatal injuries.
The accident in which a Cessna 152 crashed into a forest during the approach to the Buttwil airfield was due to a loss of control in instrument weather conditions. The loss of control was the result of spatial disorientation in instrument weather conditions, pilot impairment caused by a heart attack, or a combination of both factors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://newsletter.lu.ch/inxmail/html_mail.jsp?id=0&email=newsletter.lu.ch&mailref=000flqq000eyq0000000000000q2rlvd (official police press release with attached pictures of the impact site)
https://www.polizei-schweiz.ch/schongau-lu-mann-stirbt-bei-absturz-eines-kleinflugzeuges/
https://www.en24.news/2020/01/small-plane-crashed-at-schongau-lu-pilot-dead-3.html
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/62395_1284127036.jpg (photo)
https://de.flightaware.com/live/flight/HBCCN/history/20200107/1412Z/LSZU/LSZU
https://www.flugschule-eichenberger.ch/c152.html
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2020 21:53 | Vaclav Kudela | Added |
| 08-Jan-2020 00:42 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2020 01:43 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:01 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Nature, Destination airport] |
| 12-Jan-2020 17:08 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2020 18:32 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2022 08:18 | harro | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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