ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199169
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 August 2017 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT. |
| Type: | Ultralight |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Creux-du-Van, Neuenburg -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The ultralight plane strafed a treetop and crashed. The aircraft was consumed by fire and both occupants died in the crash.
The aicraft took off from private airsrtip.
This type of ultralight is not autorised to fly in Switzerland.
Sources:
http://www.volksblatt.li/nachricht.aspx?p1=ch&id=264731&src=sda
https://www.lematin.ch/front/live-ticker/-eilmeldung/deux-morts-crash-ulm-proximite-creuxduvan/story/21903039
https://www.rtn.ch/rtn/Actualite/Region/20170828-Les-victimes-de-l-accident-d-ULM-identifiees.html
Media:
Ultralight crashes in Switzerland.https://t.co/Bjt9oGyjUF pic.twitter.com/HPK4x1dmwg
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 23 août 2017
Les victimes de l'accident d'ULM identifiées https://t.co/5Zb6XK920k
— Radio RTN (@radiortn) 28 août 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2017 14:50 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Aug-2017 15:00 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2017 18:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 28-Aug-2017 11:07 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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