Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove in Cugny: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 19, 1959
Operator:
Registration:
OO-DAL
Survivors:
No
MSN:
04011
YOM:
1946
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While completing a training flight, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to reduce his altitude in an attempt to establish a visual contact with the ground when the airplane struck a high tension pylon and crashed in flames in a field located in Cugny. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots, an instructor (Joannes Asperslag) and a student pilot (Yves Delabyand) were killed.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
