Incident Piper J3C-65 Cub HB-OAC, Thursday 18 July 1963
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Date:Thursday 18 July 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3C-65 Cub
Owner/operator:Segelfluggruppe Grenchen
Registration: HB-OAC
MSN: 10325
Year of manufacture:0
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Grenchen Flugplatz (LSZG) -   Switzerland
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Grenchen Flugplatz
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Lost control towing a glider and crashed.

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

Sources:

BFU Switzerland b

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

5 March 1968 HB-OAC Locarno Aeroporto (LSZL) unk

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Jul-2024 06:30 ASN Added
13-Jan-2025 17:13 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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