Accident de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth HB-UAB, Wednesday 25 February 1959
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Date:Wednesday 25 February 1959
Time:18:00
Type:de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Owner/operator:Aero Club de Suisse
Registration: HB-UAB
MSN: 7075
Year of manufacture:1938
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lac Noir (Schwarzsee) -   Switzerland
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Schwarzsee winter airfield (LSYS)
Destination airport:Thun (LSZW)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after take-off due to engine failure.

Sources:

Tribune de Lausanne 57, 26.2.1959, p. 2
Feuille d'Avis de Lausanne, 48, 27.2.1959, p 14
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Sep-2015 15:43 sparrow9 Added
31-Oct-2017 23:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
10-Oct-2022 14:48 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
12-Oct-2022 16:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative, ]
25-May-2024 08:06 TB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]

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