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| Date: | Friday 17 January 1992 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-180 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Flugsportgruppe Zürich-Oberland |
| Registration: | HB-ORZ |
| MSN: | 18-7938 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Croix-de-Coeur, VS -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Croix-de-Coeur - offshore |
| Croix-de-Coeur - offshore | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Left gear of the PA-18 collapsed during landing offshore in a snowfield. The wing, the propeller and the fuselage were substantial damaged. The pilot was a flight student who made touch and go´s.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1482.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 May 1970 | HB-ORZ | Sion Aéroport (LSGS) | |
unk | ||
| 12 November 1972 | HB-ORZ | Sion Aéroport (LSGS) | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2010 02:31 | Alpine Flight | Added |
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