ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206644
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| Date: | Sunday 8 October 1972 |
| Time: | 16:18 LOC |
| Type: |  Fuji FA-200-180 Aero Subaru |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | HB-ESW |
| MSN: | FA200-146 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Locarno-Solduno (TI), 0.65 nm N of threshold rwy 17 LSZD -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LSZO/Beromünster |
| LSZD/Ascona | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Lost altitude and struck power line.
Was on approach from the north (Valle maggia), turned left along the mountainside following another aircraft on final, lost altitude while turning, hit a tree and then a powerline, which led to a power-outage for four hours in Locano-Monti, touched a roof and then crashed into a garden.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 10 October 1972
Eco di Locarno, no 119, 10.10.1972, p. 2 :
https://www.sbt.ti.ch/quotidiani-public-pdf/main_part.php?fullscreen=true&paper=edl&day=10&month=10&year=1972&page=6&allpages=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14&papername=Eco%20di%20Locarno
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2018 20:39 | TB | Added |
| 31-Aug-2019 16:49 | sparrow9 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2019 16:30 | sparrow9 | Updated [Narrative] |
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