Accident Cessna F172N Skyhawk HB-CNP,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86728
 
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Date:Sunday 1 September 1991
Time:14:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna F172N Skyhawk
Owner/operator:private
Registration: HB-CNP
MSN: F172-1750
Year of manufacture:1978
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Oberwilen, LU -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Birrfeld - LSZF
Destination airport:Birrfeld - LSZF
Investigating agency: BFU Switz.
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The aircraft crashed into a field killing all four occupants onboard.
Cause: Pilot flew extremely low, "visiting" his parents' house.
Crashed on mountain Rigi during scenic flight**

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

Sources:

http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1472.pdf
Hamburger Abendblatt 2 September 1991**

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Dec-2010 05:16 Alpine Flight Added
01-Sep-2012 07:19 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Narrative]
23-Feb-2018 06:52 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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