Accident Piper PA-31 Navajo HB-LFR, Thursday 16 September 1971
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Date:Thursday 16 September 1971
Time:08:03
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA31 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-31 Navajo
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: HB-LFR
MSN: 31-559
Year of manufacture:1970
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Geneva International Airport, Geneva -   Switzerland
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Geneva International Airport (GVA/LSGG)
Destination airport:Geneva International Airport (GVA/LSGG)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed on single-engine go-around at Geneva Airport, Geneva, Switzerland.

Accident investigation:
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Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1971/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-geneva-switzerland/]

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6625L

https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/159305/view?page=16&p=separate&search=avion&hlid=1872332760&tool=search&view=1859,4444,1760,771

https://www.scriptorium.ch/zoom/76789/view?page=3&p=separate&search=avion&hlid=2228304148&tool=search&view=1262,3020,2620,1148

History of this aircraft

Ex-N6625L: To Switzerland as HB-LFR in 1970.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
22-Apr-2015 00:41 Dr. John Smith Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
21-Feb-2025 17:15 sparrow9 Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
21-Feb-2025 17:16 sparrow9 Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-Feb-2025 12:28 sparrow9 Updated [Time, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
23-Feb-2025 12:29 ASN Updated [Narrative, ]

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