Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 20 FEB 1972 |
| Type: | Dassault Falcon 20D |
| Operator: | Fred-Air |
| Registration: | HB-VCG |
| C/n / msn: | 231 |
| First flight: | 1970 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near St. Moritz-Samedan Airport (SMV) (Switzerland) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| St. Moritz-Samedan Airport (SMV/LSZS), Switzerland |
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.
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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.
