Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 December 1953
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-240-12
Owner/operator: Sabena
Registration Number: OO-AWO
Location: 2,5 km N of Zrich-Kloten Airport (ZRH) –
ÿ Switzerland
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 43
Component Affected: Convair aircraftConvair aircraft
Category: Accident
A Convair aircraft descended below the glidepath due to poor approach procedure, resulting in a crash 2.5 kilometers short of Runway 16. The incident was caused by inadequate pilot training and execution of the approach.A Convair aircraft descended below the glidepath due to poor approach procedure, resulting in a crash 2.5 kilometers short of Runway 16. The incident was caused by inadequate pilot training and execution of the approach.
Description
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’.
Primary Cause
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