Incident Piper J3C-65 Cub HB-OFW, Sunday 8 July 1962
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Date:Sunday 8 July 1962
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Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3C-65 Cub
Owner/operator:Motorfluggruppe Zürich
Registration: HB-OFW
MSN: 12273
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Albulapass, GR -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Wangen-Lachen
Destination airport:Zurich
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Crashed after losing altitude, aircraft was trimmed incorrectly.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jul-2024 06:11 ASN Added
28-Jul-2024 16:36 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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