Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 19 JUN 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: | de la costa de 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 (unknown airport), 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: "Complete loss of power of both engines through fuel exhaustion and is attributed to negligence on the part of both pilots." Fuentes:
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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.
