Lausanne - Lausanne

On June 11, 1952 at 04:50 PM, Lausanne - Lausanne experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Club d'Aviation de Neuchâtel, with the event recorded near Lausanne-Blécherette Vaud.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot and two passengers were completing a local flight over the region of Lausanne. On final approach, the single engine airplane hit a crane and crashed onto a house, bursting into flames. A passenger was seriously while two other occupants were killed, among them the pilot Enrique Pernot. The unique survivor died from his injuries a day later.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-OPI, MSN 1864, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.5501°, 6.6244°.