ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-240-12 OO-AWO Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Saturday 19 December 1953
Time:18:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic CVLP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Convair CV-240-12
Operator:Sabena
Registration: OO-AWO
MSN: 128
First flight: 1949
Total airframe hrs:7576
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 40
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 43
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:2,5 km (1.6 mls) N of Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) (   Switzerland)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR), Belgium
Destination airport:Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Switzerland
Narrative:
The Convair descended below the glidepath in dark and bad weather and crashed 2,5 km short of Runway 16.

Probable Cause:

CAUSE: 'Approach procedure badly carried out by pilot'.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground

Sources:
» ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (172)
» Journal de Genève (Dec 21, 1953)


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Distance from Brussel-Zaventem Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport as the crow flies is 479 km (300 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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