Narrative:
The DC-9 collided with a Beechcraft 95-C55 Baron (HB-GCY) on takeoff, causing substantial damage to the nose section.
The Baron was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Runway mishap
» British Pathé
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 26 December 1971 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Operator: | Swissair |
| Registration: | HB-IFR |
| MSN: | 47112/199 |
| First flight: | 1967-09-29 (4 years 3 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 69 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE) ( Austria)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Wien-Schwechat International Airport (VIE/LOWW), Austria |
| Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH), Switzerland |
The DC-9 collided with a Beechcraft 95-C55 Baron (HB-GCY) on takeoff, causing substantial damage to the nose section.
The Baron was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Classification:
Runway incursionRunway mishap
Sources:
» De Telegraaf 27-12-1971» British Pathé
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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 Wien-Schwechat International Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport as the crow flies is 599 km (374 miles).
Distance from Wien-Schwechat International Airport to Zürich-Kloten Airport as the crow flies is 599 km (374 miles).
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