Narrative:
Crashed into a forest between the villages of Winkel and Rüti while on approach to Zürich-Kloten Airport, Switzerland. The aircraft was on a cargo flight (textiles) to Amsterdam.
Visibility at the time of the accident was reported to be 7 km with a cloud base at 250 m.
» Feuille d'avis de Neuchâtel, 26 Nov. 1951
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 24 November 1951 |
| Time: | 07:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator: | El Al Israel Airlines |
| Registration: | 4X-ADN |
| MSN: | 10512 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) NE of Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) ( Switzerland)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Roma-Ciampino Airport (CIA/LIRA), Italy |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Switzerland |
Crashed into a forest between the villages of Winkel and Rüti while on approach to Zürich-Kloten Airport, Switzerland. The aircraft was on a cargo flight (textiles) to Amsterdam.
Visibility at the time of the accident was reported to be 7 km with a cloud base at 250 m.
Sources:
» Nouvelliste Valaisan, 25 Nov. 1951» Feuille d'avis de Neuchâtel, 26 Nov. 1951
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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 Roma-Ciampino Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport as the crow flies is 702 km (438 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Roma-Ciampino Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport as the crow flies is 702 km (438 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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