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| Date: | Sunday 22 April 1979 |
| Time: | 18:21 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Aerodromo Ascona S.A. |
| Registration: | HB-LBG |
| MSN: | 27-157 |
| Year of manufacture: | 0 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Ascona Flugplatz (LSZD) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Ascona (LSZD) |
| Ascona (LSZD) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After a commercial leisure flight the aircraft could not be stopped on the short (591m) runway.
Two of the passengers were children.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU Switzerland 1979/15 - 964
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2024 07:00 | ASN | Added |
| 26-Sep-2025 14:07 | sparrow9 | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Sep-2025 14:08 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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