Accident Piper J3C-65 Cub HB-OWS, Tuesday 25 July 1995
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Date:Tuesday 25 July 1995
Time:15:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic J3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper J3C-65 Cub
Owner/operator:Aero Club Val de Travers
Registration: HB-OWS
MSN: 11204
Year of manufacture:1943
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:5 km SW Fleurier, NE-- 4.5nm SW LSTO -   Switzerland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Môtiers/LSTO
Destination airport:Môtiers/LSTO
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft made an emergency landing in a field after the fuel was empty. The aircraft was destroyed. (See photos in source)

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1617.pdf
ex.43-30088, D-ENIX.

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

8 December 1962 HB-OWS Private 0 Near Ecuvillens Aérodrome (LSGE) sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Nov-2010 06:52 Alpine Flight Added
21-Nov-2010 09:08 Alpine Flight Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ]
08-Aug-2019 16:30 A.J.Scholten Updated [Cn, Source, ]
06-May-2021 09:56 sparrow9 Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ]

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