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Date: | Saturday 19 June 1954 |
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Type: | Convair CV-240-4 |
Owner/operator: | Swissair |
Registration: | HB-IRW |
MSN: | 61 |
Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | ca 10 km W off Folkestone -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) |
Destination airport: | London Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
Narrative: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."
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photo (c) ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Swissair; Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH); February 1954; (CC:by-sa)
photo (c) ANP Foundation; Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport (AMS); 08 December 1948; (CC:by-nc-nd)
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