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HB-PQJ
Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub
Brienzersee, Switzerland
June 2008
Photo: © courtesy Mario Richard

HB-LSK		STOL UC-1 TWIN BEE
Photo: © Matthias Sieber 2007 Photo: © Chris Haag	Serial No:	018
	Year:	1976
	Engine:	Lycoming IO-360-B1D 180 HP @ 2700 RPM
	Floats:	N/A
	Owner:	Jean-Jacques Lörtscher Mösliweg 11 CH-3645 Gwatt (Thun) Switzerland Operator Twin Bee Club TBC Mösliweg 11 CH-3645 Gwatt (Thun) Switzerland
	Base:	Bern
	History:	N9512U 1976-??-?? Manufacturing Date. 1979-05-02 Henry Kendall; Sharon, ME, USA. 1993-04-29 David F. Kendall; Boston, ME. USA. 1995-05-11 Cancelled from US Register. HB-LSK 1995-11-xx Jean-Jacques Lörtscher; Gümligen. 2000-10-28 During flight from Como SPB, Italy, back to homebase Reichenbach, Switzerland, the Twin Bee suffered fuel starvation and engines stopped. On emergency landing the aircraft crashed into a tree after landing on a field near the town Wilderswil/Greichen BE, Switzerland, ca. 1 km SE of the military airport at Interlaken. Three of four occupants suffered unjuries. The pilot was uninjured. 2000-10-30 The wreck was airlifted by a Super Puma helicopter to Interlaken Airport. 2004-2005 under rebuild and restoration by Jean-Jacques Lörtscher.
	Remarks:	4923114 (dec) 4b1eea (hex) 22617352 (oct) 010010110001111011101010 (bin)

HB-PMN		PIPER PA-18-150 SUPER CUB
Photo: © Philip Kemp 2009-07-11	Serial No:	18-09053
	Year:	1990
	Engine:	Lycoming IO-320-A2B 150 HP @ 2700 RPM
	Floats:	Amphibious (from HB-PQJ)
	Owner:	Association Snow Fish Case postale 201 CH-1095 Lutry Switzerland
	Base:	Switzerland
	History:	HB-PMN 199?-??-?? Registered on Swiss Aircraft Registry.
	Remarks:	4925665 (dec) 4b28e1 (hex) 22624341 (oct) 010010110010100011100001 (bin)

HB-PQJ		PIPER PA-18-150 SUPER CUB
Photo: © Mario Richard 2008	Serial No:	18-5877
	Year:	1957
	Engine:	Lycoming IO-320-A2B 150 HP @ 2700 RPM
	Floats:	Amphibious.
	Owner:	?
	Base:	Bex, Switzerland
	History:	HB-PQJ 2009-02-21 The pilot and trainee were practicing landings on a mountainslope. After a go-around on a snowy slope at an elevation of approx. 1900 m, the engine did not reach full power. The crew decided to land. The aircraft stopped on the slope and slid down the slope after the engine has stopped. It came to rest against a tree. The left wing and tail were damaged. 2010-02-09 Cancelled from Swiss CAR.
	Remarks:

HB-SEI		REPUBLIC RC-3 SEABEE
Photo: © Theodor Frei 2010	Serial No:	936
	Year:	1947
	Engine:	Franklin 6A8-215-B9F 215 HP @ 2500 RPM
	Floats:	Amphibious flying boat.
	Owner:	2009-12-23 Theodor Frey Held 789 CH-9428 Walzenhausen, Switzerland E-mail: seabee@bluewin.ch URL: www.seabee.ch
	Base:	St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (LSZR), Switzerland.
	History:	N6659K 1947-06-27 North American Airport Corp.; White Plains, NY, USA. 2009-09-21 Cancelled from US CAR on sale to Switzerland. A/C total time: 842:00. HB-SEI 2009-12-23 Theodor Frey; Walzenhausen, Switzerland. 2010-05-20 First flight from St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport. 2012-12-12 For sale.
	Remarks:	For sale.

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