Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 7 January 1939 |
Time: | 16:30 |
Type: | Douglas DC-2-115B |
Operator: | Swissair |
Registration: | HB-ITA |
MSN: | 1329/F7 |
First flight: | 1934 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 14 |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 17 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Senlis ( France)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG), Switzerland |
Destination airport: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France |
Narrative:Struck a hill on approach and crashed. Capt Egon Frei (pilot), a second crew member, Josie Brook (29, stewardess) and two passengers died. Four others were seriously injured. Eight passengers escaped unhurt
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accident date:
07-01-1939type: Douglas DC-2-115B
registration: HB-ITA
accident date:
07-01-1939type: Douglas DC-2-115B
registration: HB-ITA
accident date:
07-01-1939type: Douglas DC-2-115B
registration: HB-ITA
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 Genève-Cointrin Airport to Paris-Le Bourget Airport as the crow flies is 407 km (254 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of 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.