Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Lucerne: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 27, 1931
Registration:
CH-278
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lucerne - Lucerne
MSN:
1222
YOM:
1930
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was taking part to an airshow in Lucerne. While completing aerobatics, he lost control of the airplane that crashed on a group of spectators. The pilot and three people on the ground were killed, 20 others were injured.
