Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 20 MAR 1963 |
| Time: | 03:23 |
| Type: | de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C |
| Operator: | Saudi Arabian Government |
| Registration: | SA-R-7 |
| C/n / msn: | 6461 |
| First flight: | 1962 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 30 km (18.8 mls) SW of Cuneo (Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG), Switzerland |
| Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), France |
The Comet, on a flight from Geneva to Nice, struck the Punta Bifida peak of the Catena delle Guide at 2700m during let down to FL100.
Sources:
» La Stampa 21 March 1963
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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 Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport as the crow flies is 297 km (186 miles).
Distance from Genève-Cointrin Airport to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport as the crow flies is 297 km (186 miles).
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.
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