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| Date: | Monday 28 April 2025 |
| Time: | 12:27 LT |
| Type: |  Sonaca S201 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Locarno, dba AELO Swiss Academy |
| Registration: | HB-KGI |
| MSN: | 042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Maggia, Vallemaggia, TI -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Locarno Airport (ZJI/LSZL) |
| Locarno Airport (ZJI/LSZL) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Sonaca S201 suffered a loss of engine power and made an emergency landing in a field near Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino. The nosegear buckled on the uneven terrain and the aircraft overturned.
Both occupants suffered minor injuries and the aircraft received substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.tio.ch/ticino/cronaca/1833402/atterraggio-emergenza-campo-addestramento-due
https://ilgiornaledelticino.ch/flugzeugabsturz-in-maggia-zwei-verletzte-katastrophe-knapp-verhindert/
https://app02.bazl.admin.ch/web/bazl/en/#/lfr/detail/HB-KGI-1334623
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/HBKGI/history/20250428/1011Z/LSZL/L%2046.24457%208.70522
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/33860_1665258704.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2025 12:07 | gerard57 | Added |
| 28-Apr-2025 12:07 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 28-Apr-2025 12:07 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 28-Apr-2025 13:16 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 28-Apr-2025 13:35 | ASN | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 28-Apr-2025 13:36 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 28-Apr-2025 14:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 28-Apr-2025 21:32 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 30-Apr-2025 10:31 | ASN | Updated |
| 30-Apr-2025 11:58 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Oct-2025 09:11 | ASN | Updated [Time, Accident report, ] |
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