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Date: | Saturday 24 April 1976 |
Time: | 16:50 TU |
Type: | Cessna 177B Cardinal |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | HB-CDV |
MSN: | 17702110 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Tête du Parmelan- 11.5 km NNE LFLP ANnecy A/D -
France
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | LFKJ |
Destination airport: | LSGG |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Missing while enroute between Corse (France) and the city of Genoa, Italy.(wrong)
On a VFR-flight from Ajaccio to Geneva in bad weather conditions, at least 2 hrs at FL 155 without O2-supplement, the last radio contact with Geneva-Information at 16:48: descending to FL65. The plane was found by chance 3 weeks later, may17th. The pilot was killed at impact, the 2 passengers survived 4 and 8 days respectively.
Sources:
Interconair, july 1976
Rapport final BEA Paris/France published by the Swiss Dept. of Transport, Communications and Energy, No 1976/A7 -862
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Oct-2012 02:20 |
Anon. |
Added |
03-Jun-2015 11:50 |
sparrow9 |
Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
05-Nov-2017 08:28 |
sparrow9 |
Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
29-Oct-2019 19:46 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |