Mid-air collision Incident Piper J3C-65 Cub HB-OGG, Wednesday 1 September 2004
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Date:Wednesday 1 September 2004
Time:16:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3C-65 Cub
Owner/operator:Piper Cub Club
Registration: HB-OGG
MSN: 10991
Year of manufacture:1943
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Utzensdorf, BE -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Les Éplatures - LSGC
Destination airport:Beromünster - LSZO
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The Piper J3C-65 (HB-OGG) collided mid-air with a Luscombe 8A (HB-DVW). The pilot of the piper was able to land the aircraft in a field. It was substantial damaged. The Luscombe 8A was heavily damaged and crashed killing the pilot and destroying the aircraft fully.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1903.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Nov-2010 06:11 Alpine Flight Added
08-Aug-2019 16:33 A.J.Scholten Updated [Cn, ]

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