Accident Cessna 170A HB-CAU,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94157
 
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Date:Friday 16 April 1965
Time:c. 16:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic C170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 170A
Owner/operator:Aero Club Thun
Registration: HB-CAU
MSN: 19376
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Vermes, 6 nm SE Delsberg, JR -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Bern LSZB
Destination airport:Basel LFSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit treetops in bad visibility and crashed into field.

Left Berne airport at 15:40 with destination Basle, was caught in a "tornado" overhead Vermes, lost a wing and crashed in an open field near Planfayon-farm. Enterd IMC and got out of control.
Pilot 21 years, held PPL,Glider and Glider towing licence.

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

Sources:

Passauer Neue Presse 20 April 1965, p5

Tribune de Lausanne n 107, 17.4.1965 p 9 via: https://scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch/
Feuile d'Avis de Lausanne, n 89, 17.-18.4.1965 p 5
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/366.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Oct-2014 16:28 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
10-Dec-2014 18:36 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Feb-2015 17:03 sparrow9 Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Sep-2022 16:24 sparrow9 Updated [Departure airport]
22-Apr-2024 10:37 sparrow9 Updated [Operator, Source]
22-Apr-2024 10:37 ASN Updated [Accident report]

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