ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 28556
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| Date: | Friday 5 October 1956 |
| Time: | 18:55 UTC |
| Type: |  Avro 652A Anson V |
| Owner/operator: | Zone-Redningskorpset |
| Registration: | OY-DZI |
| MSN: | 3732 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mont Le Grammont -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Frankfurt/Main (EDDF) |
| Genova (LSGG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed in mountains at 1718 metres, killing both crew (28/37).
When passing Berne/UE it was cleared to proceed to Sottens/HEO and down to 6000ft, which was aknowledged, the reoprt reaching 6000 feet was made 18:41, which was the last transmission. The a/c was seen by different witnesses during the last 15-20 km, the position-lights disappeared in the clouds which lay on the flanks of Grammont. The night was clear, the lights around lake Geneva were visible. The a/c veered ca 20° to the left of its intended track after Berne for undetermined reasons.
Cause: navigation error of unknown cause.
Sources:
Air-Britain: The Complete Civil Registers of Denmark (1987)
http://www.oy-reg.dk/register/2388.html
Accident report of the Swiss Office of Air Accident Investigation, Aero Revue 33 (1958) Nr 6, 298-301
La Stampa 6 October 1956, p1
Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 8 October 1956, p1 (names)
Le Nouveliste Valaisan 8 octobre 1956, p8 http://doc.rero.ch/record/191144/files/1956-10-08.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Sep-2011 07:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2012 04:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2012 04:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2014 13:18 | sparrow9 | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2014 21:16 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2016 20:08 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2016 19:28 | Tabo | Updated [Source] |
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