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| Date: | Monday 26 May 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Aéro-club De Genève |
| Registration: | HB-OKB |
| MSN: | 18-8884 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mens Altisurface -
 France
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Alpe d'Huez Airfield (AHZ/LFHU) |
| Mens Altisurface | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilots aborted the approach to runway 08. During the go-around, the aircraft hit the windsock. The pilots diverted to Gap-Tallard.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-piper-pa18-registered-hb-okb-on-26-05-2025-on-mens-mountain-airstrip/
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 April 2025 | HB-OKB | Aéroclub de Genève | 0 | Colle Sesia |  |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Jun-2025 11:47 | ASN | Added |
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