Incident Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub HB-ORN, Saturday 18 January 2003
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Date:Saturday 18 January 2003
Time:12:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub
Owner/operator:Air-Glaciers SA
Registration: HB-ORN
MSN: 18-7514
Year of manufacture:1960
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Rosa Blanche, VS -   Switzerland
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Rosa Blanche - offshore
Destination airport:Rosa Blanche - offshore
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
Two Piper PA-18 collided on the glacier. HB-ORN was only on the right wing damaged, but HB-ORK was completely destroyed and the occupants of HB-ORK were seriously injured. Occupants of HB-ORN were not injured.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 3 years and 10 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1924_d.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Nov-2010 05:31 Alpine Flight Added

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