Incident Comco Ikarus C42B OH-U426, Sunday 25 April 2010
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Date:Sunday 25 April 2010
Time:13:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic C42 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Comco Ikarus C42B
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: OH-U426
MSN: 0306-6551
Year of manufacture:2003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Lehmijarvi lake -   Finland
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The ultralight floatplane flipped over while landing on the lake, due to a wind gust which surprised the pilot. The pilot escaped with minor injuries and was rescued by boaters.

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ts.fi/online/kotimaa/127228.html] (Finnish only)

http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/9/5/5/1428559.jpg (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Apr-2010 23:39 slowkid Added
29-Apr-2010 00:53 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, ]

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