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A Convair CV-990 Coronado passenger plane, operated by Swissair, was destroyed when it crashed near Würenlingen, Switzerland, killing all 47 on board.
Swissair flight 330 took off from Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH), Switzerland at 13:14 on a scheduled flight to Tel Aviv (TLV), Israel.
Seven minutes later an explosion occurred in the aft cargo hold. The airplane was flying at an altitude of 4300 m over Sattel-Hochstuckli, 41 km south of the airport.
The flight crew reported a loss of cabin pressure and initiated a return to Zürich Airport. At 13:26 the crew radioed: "This is an emergency - we have fire on board and request immediate landing... our navigation is not OK... we request police investigation." Smoke on the flight deck prevented the crew from seeing the instruments and about 13:33 electrical power was lost. The airplane entered a steep descent and impacted the wooded Unterwald area near Würenlingen, Switzerland, about 24 km west-northwest of the airport.
On the same day, a bomb exploded aboard a Vienna-bound Caravelle after takeoff from Frankfurt. The Caravelle, operated by Austrian Airlines landed safely.
It was suspected that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) was responsible for both attacks. However, the federal prosecutor's office closed the criminal investigation into the perpetrators of the attack in November 2000 because the attackers could not be identified and arrested.
Both bombings led to a UN treaty adopted in 1971, named Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation.
» Aviation Week & Space Technology 02.03.1970 (23-25)
» 20min.ch - «We are crashing - goodbye everybody», 19-2-2010
» Arab and Israeli Terrorism: The Causes and Effects of Political Violence / Kameel B. Nasr
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6 Coronado
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6 Coronado
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6 Coronado
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6 Coronado
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6
registration: HB-ICD
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | samedi 21 février 1970 |
| Heure: | 13:33 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Convair CV-990-30A-6 Coronado |
| Compagnie: | Swissair |
| Immatriculation: | HB-ICD |
| Numéro de série: | 30-10-15 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1962 |
| Moteurs: | 4 General Electric CJ805-23 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 9 / Ã bord: 9 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 38 / Ã bord: 38 |
| Total: | victimes: 47 / Ã bord: 47 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 2 km (1.3 milles) W of Würenlingen ( Suisse)
|
| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Suisse |
| Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport (TLV/LLBG), Israël | |
| Numéro de vol: | SR330 |
A Convair CV-990 Coronado passenger plane, operated by Swissair, was destroyed when it crashed near Würenlingen, Switzerland, killing all 47 on board.
Swissair flight 330 took off from Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH), Switzerland at 13:14 on a scheduled flight to Tel Aviv (TLV), Israel.
Seven minutes later an explosion occurred in the aft cargo hold. The airplane was flying at an altitude of 4300 m over Sattel-Hochstuckli, 41 km south of the airport.
The flight crew reported a loss of cabin pressure and initiated a return to Zürich Airport. At 13:26 the crew radioed: "This is an emergency - we have fire on board and request immediate landing... our navigation is not OK... we request police investigation." Smoke on the flight deck prevented the crew from seeing the instruments and about 13:33 electrical power was lost. The airplane entered a steep descent and impacted the wooded Unterwald area near Würenlingen, Switzerland, about 24 km west-northwest of the airport.
On the same day, a bomb exploded aboard a Vienna-bound Caravelle after takeoff from Frankfurt. The Caravelle, operated by Austrian Airlines landed safely.
It was suspected that the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) was responsible for both attacks. However, the federal prosecutor's office closed the criminal investigation into the perpetrators of the attack in November 2000 because the attackers could not be identified and arrested.
Both bombings led to a UN treaty adopted in 1971, named Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation.
Sources:
» Aircraft hijackings and other criminal acts against civil aviation : statistics and narrative reports / FAA» Aviation Week & Space Technology 02.03.1970 (23-25)
» 20min.ch - «We are crashing - goodbye everybody», 19-2-2010
» Arab and Israeli Terrorism: The Causes and Effects of Political Violence / Kameel B. Nasr
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accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6 Coronado
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6 Coronado
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6 Coronado
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6 Coronado
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6
registration: HB-ICD
accident date: 21-02-1970
type: Convair CV-990-30A-6
registration: HB-ICD
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 Zürich-Kloten Airport et Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport est de 2789 km (1743 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
La distance entre Zürich-Kloten Airport et Tel Aviv-Lod International Airport est de 2789 km (1743 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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