

Descripción:
Fuel exhaustion over the English Channel forced the crew to ditch the aircraft. All occupants were able to escape, but 3 non-swimmers drowned because of there had been no life-saving equipment on board.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Complete loss of power of both engines through fuel exhaustion and is attributed to negligence on the part of both pilots."
accident date: 19-06-1954
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: HB-IRW
accident date: 19-06-1954
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: PH-TEA
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | sábado 19 junio 1954 |
| Tipo: |  Convair CV-240-4 |
| Operador: | Swissair |
| Registración: | HB-IRW |
| Numéro de série: | 61 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1948 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 9 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | ca 10 km W off Folkestone ( Reino Unido)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Internacional Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG), Suiza |
| London Airport (LHR/EGLL), Reino Unido |
Fuel exhaustion over the English Channel forced the crew to ditch the aircraft. All occupants were able to escape, but 3 non-swimmers drowned because of there had been no life-saving equipment on board.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Complete loss of power of both engines through fuel exhaustion and is attributed to negligence on the part of both pilots."
Fotos
accident date: 19-06-1954
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: HB-IRW
accident date: 19-06-1954
type: Convair CV-240-4
registration: PH-TEA
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Genève-Cointrin Airport to London Airport as the crow flies is 749 km (468 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Genève-Cointrin Airport to London Airport as the crow flies is 749 km (468 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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