Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk HB-TUD,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224441
 
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Date:Sunday 29 March 1959
Time:11:18 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: HB-TUD
MSN: C1/0170
Year of manufacture:1950
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Grenchen Airport - LSZG -   Switzerland
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Banner and glider towing
Departure airport:LSZG
Destination airport:LSZG
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The glider towing aircraft crashed shortly after departure from Grenchen Airport - LSZG. Reason: Slow towing of a glider with subsequent stall and spin. The German pilot was killed. The glider was able to release from the rope and landed back at the airfield.

Sources:

https://www.grenchnertagblatt.ch/solothurn/grenchen/tragischer-tod-beim-schleppflug-absturz-am-ostersonntag-vor-60-jahren-134268835

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