ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78865
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Date: | Thursday 19 July 2001 |
Time: | 17:02 LT |
Type: | Cessna FR.172H Rocket (Reims) |
Owner/operator: | Motorfluggruppe Oberengadin |
Registration: | HB-CVF |
MSN: | FR172-0241 |
Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | La Punt-Chamues, near (6,15 km NNW LSZS) -
Switzerland
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Samedan (LSZS) |
Destination airport: | Zürich/Kloten (LSZH) |
Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft crashed during a flight from Samedan to Zürich. The pilot and the passenger were killed and the aircraft completely destroyed. Cancelled 10.9.2001.
Probable Causes:
- Flying too low into a narrow valley without the possibility to perform a 180° turn;
- Misjudgement of available engine power at ~ 7.000 feet;
- Aux fuel pump accidentally kept running in "LOW" position;
- Pilot was in a hurry due to the tight schedule.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1785.pdf coptercrazy
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Oct-2010 09:58 |
Alpine Flight |
Added |
20-Sep-2011 05:00 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
20-Sep-2011 05:01 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
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