Date:	Sunday 15 July 1956
Time:	01:35
Type:	Convair CV-440-11
Owner/operator:	Swissair
Registration:	HB-IMD
MSN:	335
Year of manufacture:	1956
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Shannon Airport (SNN) -   Ireland
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	Gander Airport, NL (YQX/CYQX)
Destination airport:	Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN)
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Convair was on delivery from San Diego to Zürich via New York, Gander and Shannon. The crew broke off their GCA runway 23 approach after establishing visual reference, and turned for a runway 05 approach. The Convair banked sharply, dropped and crashed.

PROBABLE CAUSE: Error of judgement by pilot: an abnormally steep turn onto final approach.

ICAO Accident Digest No.8, Circular 54-AN/49 (116)
WCAA 2nd ed. / C.Y. Kimura

photo (c) ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Swissair; near Shannon Airport (SNN); 15 July 1956; (CC:by-sa)

photo (c) ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Swissair; near Shannon Airport (SNN); 15 July 1956; (CC:by-sa)

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