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| Date: | Sunday 5 September 1954 |
| Time: | 15:05 ME UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 170 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | HB-CAP |
| MSN: | 18760 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gotthard Pass -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Locarno/LSZL |
| Basle/LFSB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Forced landing on pass road after encountering bad weather with fog. Caught fire.
It was cloudy in the region, after the accident the vally was filled with clouds. A/c crashed into the wall below the street. Occupants were rescued by passing motorists. A/c destroyed by fire. Pilot died same day in hospital, one passenger died tree days later in hospital, second passenger left hospital after some weeks.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 6 September 1954
Accident-report by Federal Commisson of Aircraft Accident Investigation, published in AeroRevue pp 236-238-5/33/1958
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Dec-2013 09:40 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Dec-2013 14:49 | sparrow9 | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2014 15:37 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 22-Feb-2018 13:28 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
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