Douglas DC-2 crash, Jul 20, 1935 (13 killed), Mesocco Gra...
Douglas DC-2 accident on July 20, 1935 near Mesocco Graubünden, Switzerland with 13 fatalities. Cause: Severe icing after entering a thundercloud, with...
- Date: July 20, 1935
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-2
- Location: Mesocco Graubünden, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Severe icing after entering a thundercloud, with propeller ice shedding and engines throttled back, followed by loss of speed during a low approach and belly landing attempt
A KLM Douglas DC 2 named Gaai was flying from Milan toward Amsterdam when it ran into severe icing and thunderstorms over the San Bernardino pass. It lost height while circling in the valley and crashed into trees near Pian San Giacomo, north of Mesocco, Switzerland. All 13 people on board were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.