Descripción del Accidente ASN 04 SEP 1963 Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III HB-ICV - Dürrenäsch
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Estado:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Fecha:miércoles 4 septiembre 1963
Hora:07:22
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic S210 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
Operador:Swissair
Registración: HB-ICV
Numéro de série: 147
Año de Construcción: 1962-10-02 (11 months)
Motores: 2 Rolls-Royce Avon 527
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 6 / Ocupantes: 6
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 74 / Ocupantes: 74
Total:Fatalidades: 80 / Ocupantes: 80
Daños en la Aeronave: Destruido
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:Dürrenäsch (   Suiza)
Elevación del lugar del accidente: 559 m (1834 feet) amsl
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Suiza
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG), Suiza
Número de Vuelo:SR306
Descripción:
Swissair Flight 306 was a scheduled international flight from Zürich to Rome, with an intermediate stop at Geneva. Dense fog was existing at the time of departure and at 07:00 hours local time the flight was informed that the RVR was 180 m for runway 34 and 60 m for runway 16, and that there was a light northerly wind (1 to 2 kt). At 07:04 hours the flight was authorized to taxi to runway 34 behind an accompanying vehicle. At 07:05 the crew reported that they would taxi half way down runway 34 to inspect the fog condition and then return to takeoff position. This was done, using at times considerable engine power probably in an attempt to disperse the fog. Around 07:12 hours the aircraft was back at the threshold of runway 34 and permission to takeoff was granted. The flight took off at 07:13 hours and started to climb to flight level 150, its cruising altitude. Four minutes later witnesses on the ground noticed a whitish trail of smoke on the left side of the aircraft and suddenly a long flame from the left wing-root. Around 07:20 hours the aircraft reached an altitude of approximately 2700 m. It then began to lose height, entered a gentle left turn loosing height more rapidly and finally went into a steep dive.
Parts of the aircraft became detached and at 07:21 hours a "MAYDAY" message was received., At 07:22 hours the aircraft crashed into the ground on the outskirts of Dürrenäsch, at an elevation of 559 m, approximately 35 km from Zürich/Kloten Airport.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The crash was due to the destruction of essential structural parts of the aircraft by a fire caused by overheating of the brakes during the taxiing phase."

Fuentes:
» ICAO Accident Digest No.15 - Volume II, Circular 78-AN/66 (186-195)
» Schlussbericht der Eidgenössischen Flugunfall-Untersuchungskommission über den Unfall des Swissair-Flugzeuges SE-210 Caravelle III HB-ICV, Nr. 1963/37 - 229


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accident date: 04-09-1963
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: HB-ICV
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accident date: 04-09-1963
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: HB-ICV
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accident date: 04-09-1963
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: HB-ICV
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accident date: 04-09-1963
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: HB-ICV
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accident date: 04-09-1963
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: HB-ICV
photo of Caravelle-III-HB-ICV
accident date: 04-09-1963
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: HB-ICV
photo of Caravelle-III-HB-ICV
accident date: 04-09-1963
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: HB-ICV
photo of Caravelle-III-HB-ICV
accident date: 04-09-1963
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
registration: HB-ICV
 

Map
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 Zürich-Kloten Airport to Genève-Cointrin Airport as the crow flies is 229 km (143 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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.
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