Casualties unknown

Piper Cub J3C HB-OEF Incident at Basel-Mulhouse Airport

Bâle-Mulhouse Aéroport (LFSB)/FRA, CH

On June 21, 1964, a PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION J3C-65/L-4. (registration HB-OEF) was involved in an aviation accident near Bâle-Mulhouse Aéroport (LFSB)/FRA, CH. This summary draws on records from the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB / SUST).

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On 21 June 1964, a Piper Cub J3C (HB-OEF) at Basel-Mulhouse Airport nosed over while crossing a taxiway behind a taxiing DC-4, sustaining minor damage. The Swiss accident commission closed the case without further investigation.

Accident

On 21 June 1964, a Piper Cub J3C, registered as HB-OEF, was involved in an incident at Basel-Mulhouse Airport. According to the first-information investigation report by the Deputy Commander of Basel-Mulhouse Airport, dated 25 June 1964 and transmitted to the commission on 6 July 1964, the aircraft nosed over while passing over a taxiway approximately 120 meters behind a Douglas DC-4 (registration G-ASFY) that had its engines running.

Damage

The Piper Cub sustained some damage as a result of the incident. No further details regarding the extent of the damage were provided in the report.

Commission Decision

The Federal Commission of Inquiry into Aircraft Accidents, acting under Article 32.2 and in agreement with the Investigation Bureau, applied the summary procedure according to Articles 27 ff. of the Ordinance on Aircraft Accident Investigations of 1 April 1960. The commission decided to take note of the first-information investigation report and to waive further research and measures.

Investigation report by the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB / SUST). Original record: https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/170.pdf. This page is a structured re-presentation; facts and quotes are in the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB), Switzerland.