Détails:
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
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | samedi 19 juin 1954 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Convair CV-240-4 |
| Compagnie: | Swissair |
| Immatriculation: | HB-IRW |
| Numéro de série: | 61 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1948 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 5 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 9 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | ca 10 km W off Folkestone ( Royaume Uni)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG), Suisse |
| London Airport (LHR/EGLL), Royaume Uni |
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."
Photos
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
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Genève-Cointrin Airport et London Airport est de 749 km (468 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Genève-Cointrin Airport et London Airport est de 749 km (468 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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