Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | dinsdag 18 juni 1957 |
Tijd: | 10:20 |
Type: | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Swissair |
Registratie: | HB-IRK |
Constructienummer: | 20737 |
Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 9 / inzittenden: 9 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 9 / inzittenden: 9 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | van Romanshorn [Bodensee] ( Zwitserland)
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Fase: | Manoeuvreren (MNV) |
Soort vlucht: | Training |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Zwitserland |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Zwitserland |
Beschrijving:The DC-3 departed Zurich at 08:57 on a training flight. Purpose of the flight was to train airline pilot candidates (VFR flight exercises in cutting of one engine and feathering and unfeathering the prop in cruise) and to perform some Swissair planning department tests for a revision of the DC-3 performance table.
Eyewitnesses saw the aircraft flying in various directions at 1000-3000 m in the Lake Constance/Bodensee area. At 10:20 when flying between Romanshorn and Arbon, the aircraft was seen flying in level flight when it suddenly stalled and went into a spin. The aircraft struck the water in a very steep dive.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The stalling of the aircraft following a loss of airspeed, whereupon it unintentionally went into a spin. In view of insufficient altitude, it was not possible to level off the aircraft."
Bronnen:
» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 59-AN/54 (16-17)
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accident date:
18-06-1957type: Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3)
registration: HB-IRK
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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.