ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164852
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 September 1956 |
| Time: | 09:40 LOC |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | HB-ECN |
| MSN: | D 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 nm ENE LSGL/Bois du Grand Jorat -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Schmitten (closed) |
| LSGL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On a VFR flight from Schmitten to Lausanne below a low stratus layer in reduced visibility the pilot entered clouds and the a/c collided with trees at 715 m AMSL. The pilot was heavily injured and the plane destroyed.
Du to the bad meteo the pilot had delayed his departure. Without a new briefing he departed in the direction of worsening conditions.
CFIT
Sources:
Accident Report by Swiss Federal Office of Air Accident Investigation: Aero Revue 33 (1958) Nr 2, 83-86
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2014 18:50 | sparrow9 | Added |
| 06-Jun-2021 15:39 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities] |
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