Savoia S.9 crash, Sep 7, 1920 (2 killed), Zollikon Zurich
Savoia S.9 accident on September 7, 1920 near Zollikon Zurich, Switzerland with 2 fatalities. Cause: The Swiss investigation attributed the crash to...
- Date: September 7, 1920
- Aircraft: Savoia S.9
- Location: Zollikon Zurich, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Swiss investigation attributed the crash to the loss of a propeller blade.
A Finnish Air Force Savoia S.9 flying boat on a ferry flight from Lake Maggiore to Finland went out of control and crashed into Lake Zurich off Zollikon on 7 September 1920. Both crew, pilot Carl Erik Leijer and Italian mechanic Carlo Riva, were killed.