ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178516
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| Date: | Sunday 12 April 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Wassmer WA.40 Super IV |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | F-BJTT |
| MSN: | 7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lausanne -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lausanne-Brecherette |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At 1549 CET, the four-seater Wassmer WA-40 F-BJTT, on which the pilot and owner of the aircraft, a flight instructor and their wives were flying back to Paris, collided with a high voltage power line and crashed in flames about one minute after its departure from Lausanne Airport.
The plane burned to the ground and the four occupants perished.
The accident was probably due to the fact that the inexperienced pilot had used a bad departure technique in a difficult terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
El Siglo de Torreón 13 April 1964, p13
La Stampa 13 April 1964, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2015 09:24 | TB | Added |
| 14-Feb-2016 17:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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