Incident Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee HB-OQP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80714
 
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Date:Thursday 27 April 2000
Time:10:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P28A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee
Owner/operator:private
Registration: HB-OQP
MSN: 28-7405119
Year of manufacture:1974
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bagnes, VS -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Bern - LSZB
Destination airport:Calvi - LFKC
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The pilot decided to fly from Bern - LSZB to Calvi - LFKC düring a south föhn. The south föhn is very dangerous in the alpes. The pilot came into heavy turbolences and downdrafts and crashed afterwards into a snow field injuring 3 occupants substantial and one minor. The aircraft was completely destroyed.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1770.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Nov-2010 13:23 Alpine Flight Added
07-May-2018 06:10 BEAVERSPOTTER Updated [Cn]

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