Clark GA-43 Crash - Mount Rigi / Küssnacht - Switzerland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Laponia
N 47° 02.912 E 008° 27.857
32T E 459308 N 5210696
Memorial for the crew of the Clark GA-43 (Pilot Ernst Gerber and Radio Navigator Arthur Müller), that crashed here in the night of April 30, 1936 during a cargo flight from Frankfurt / Main to Basel.
Waymark Code: WMNWXK
Location: Luzern, Switzerland
Date Posted: 05/15/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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The memorial can be found easily along the hiking trail between Mount Rigi and Kaltbad. The crash site itself is about 60 meters deeper in a very steep and wayless area.

For more information in German, please have a look to the article of Aero Revue (page 22-24) (visit link)

For more information in English please have a look to the entry in the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (visit link)
Date of Crash: 04/30/1936

Aircraft Model: General Aviation Clark GA-43

Military or Civilian: Civilian

Tail Number: HB-ITU

Cause of Crash:
The crew was on a cargo night flight home back from Frankfurt/Main to Basel. There was low visibility due to the night and fog. The plane hit Mount Rigi and crashed.

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