Accident Dassault Mirage IIIBS U-2002,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131554
 
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Date:Thursday 3 April 1969
Time:09:50 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic MIRA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dassault Mirage IIIBS
Owner/operator:Swiss Air Force
Registration: U-2002
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vierwaldstättersee, NW -   Switzerland
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:LSZC
Destination airport:LSZC
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flight instructor decided to land in Buochs - LSZC because he noticed problems with the engine. During approach the flight instructor and the flight student lost the engine completely. The flight instructor escaped with the parachute and landed safely, the flight student escaped with the parachute too, but he was to low and drowed in the water of lake Vierwaldstättersee.

Sources:

http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/Basis-e.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jun-2011 05:08 Alpine Flight Added
18-Nov-2016 08:17 raffestin patrice Updated [Photo, ]

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