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| Date: | Wednesday 21 October 1959 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Farnerwerke AG |
| Registration: | HB-OWY |
| MSN: | 17372 |
| Year of manufacture: | 0 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Simplon near Engiloch, VS -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Locarno |
| Grenchen | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Hit trees in low visibility and crashed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU Switzerland n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2024 06:40 | ASN | Added |
| 25-Jul-2024 15:13 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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