Incident Pilatus B4-PC-11 HB-1113,
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Date:Sunday 1 July 1979
Time:13:13 LOC
Type:Pilatus B4-PC-11
Owner/operator:Glider Club
Registration: HB-1113
MSN: 015
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:LSGK/Saanen -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:LSGK
Destination airport:LSGK
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Listed as crashed in the production list.
During gliding along a mountain slope encountered a downdraft, stalled and hit a high tension pylon

Sources:

http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pilatus.pdf
Swiss Office of Aircraft Accident Investigation, 1979 Statistics

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Nov-2010 04:23 Alpine Flight Added
18-Oct-2015 13:05 sparrow9 Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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