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| Date: | Tuesday 15 February 1983 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne I |
| Owner/operator: | Transmito Leasing/Distrofin AG |
| Registration: | HB-LMT |
| MSN: | 31T-8104017 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Neerach -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Geneva - LSGG |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a flight from Geneva - LSGG to Zürich-Kloten - LSZH the Cheyenne ran out of fuel and the pilot decided to make an emergency landing in a fíeld near Neerach. The aircraft landed wheels up and was damaged but the occupants were only minor injured.
It was later rebuilt and sold as N4494U/(N409AC)/PT-OTV
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1119_d.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20121019095922/http://baaa-acro.com/Photos-65/HB-LMT.jpg (accident photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2010 10:26 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 13-Jul-2011 08:55 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Aug-2017 19:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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