Date:	Saturday 19 December 1953
Time:	18:55
Type:	Convair CV-240-12
Owner/operator:	Sabena
Registration:	OO-AWO
MSN:	128
Year of manufacture:	1949
Total airframe hrs:	7576 hours
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 43
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	2,5 km N of Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) -   Switzerland
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR)
Destination airport:	Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH)
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The Convair descended below the glidepath in dark and bad weather and crashed 2,5 km short of Runway 16.

CAUSE: 'Approach procedure badly carried out by pilot'.

ICAO Circular 39-AN/34 (172)
Journal de Genève (Dec 21, 1953)

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