ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237065
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 December 1946 |
| Time: | c. 17:40 |
| Type: |  Piper L-4J/3C-65D Grasshopper |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | HB-OIF |
| MSN: | 13277 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bümpliz near Bern -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Locarno-Magadino (ca 15:00)LSZL |
| Grenchen/LSZG | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Spun in near the gravel pit Bethlehem, west of Bern, due to disorientation and low on fuel. Pilot seriously injured. Airplane destroyed. The pilot suffered heavy injuries to his legs.
The aircraft was rebuilt, flew until 1977 in Switzerland, now in UK as G-BFDL
Sources:
Combat 2 January 1947
Oberländer Tageblatt 3 January 1947, p4
Der Bund, Band 98, Nr 2, 3. Januar 1947 : www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=DBB19470103-01.2.16
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2020 14:50 | TB | Added |
| 06-Jun-2021 12:52 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2021 12:52 | TB | Updated [Date] |
| 13-Jul-2021 05:22 | sparrow9 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2021 18:20 | sparrow9 | Updated [Location] |
| 24-Jul-2021 19:33 | sparrow9 | Updated [Narrative] |
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