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| Date: | Sunday 2 November 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6A |
| Owner/operator: | Balair |
| Registration: | HB-IBS |
| MSN: | 45531 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Matterhorn, VS -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Basel-Mulhouse |
| Basel-Mulhouse | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a pleasure flight over the Alps, a Balair DC-6 aircraft encountered violent turbulence near the Matterhorn. Some passengers did not hear the co-pilot's command to strap in over the pa system. Some of them also failed to notice the red warning light. As a result of the turbulence, some passengers were slightly injured and one occupant suffered fairly serious injuries.
Cause
The accident occurred because the aircraft entered an area of strong turbulence and some passengers were not strapped in.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU Switzerland
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2024 19:29 | ASN | Added |
| 14-Oct-2024 18:37 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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