ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217345
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| Date: | Saturday 16 July 1977 |
| Time: | 20:52 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 182H Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Joint ownership/private |
| Registration: | D-EHBF |
| MSN: | 18256355 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | lake of Geneva, ca 3 nm SSW SPR-VOR -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stuttgart/EDDS |
| Geneva/LSGG | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Two pilots with PPL, but not IFR-rated and a passenger were on the way to Geneva with a NVFR-flight-plan. When entering Swiss airspace the FPL was changed to IFR due to bad weather at Geneva. The airplane entered icing conditions and had to descend from FL130 to FL 90. Radio contact was lost as the aircraft approached SPR.
The aircraft was seen diving vertically to the lake, it was pulled up and entered an uncontrolled state and crashed into the lake.
Sources:
BFU 4X0032/77
Final report of the Swiss Air Accident Investigation Commision, 1977/24/903
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2018 19:06 | TB | Added |
| 18-Dec-2018 16:15 | TB | Updated [Nature, Source] |
| 11-Dec-2021 08:13 | sparrow9 | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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