ASN Aircraft accident Dassault Falcon 20D HB-VCG St. Moritz-Samedan Airport (SMV)
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Date:Sunday 20 February 1972
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic FA20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Dassault Falcon 20D
Operator:Fred-Air
Registration: HB-VCG
MSN: 231
First flight: 1970
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near St. Moritz-Samedan Airport (SMV) (   Switzerland)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:St. Moritz-Samedan Airport (SMV/LSZS), Switzerland
Narrative:
The right wingtip struck the frozen surface of the Silvaplana lake when beginning a holding pattern there to await better weather at the VFR-airport Samedan. The tailplane broke off and the Falcon crashed. Ceiling was at 300 feet and snow was falling.

Sources:
» La Liberté, 21 Feb 1972


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