Convair CV-340 crash, Oct 10, 1955 (7 killed), Vienna Vienna
Convair CV-340 accident on October 10, 1955 near Vienna Vienna, Austria with 7 fatalities. Cause: A turn set too wide before landing led to loss of...
- Date: October 10, 1955
- Aircraft: Convair CV-340
- Location: Vienna Vienna, Austria
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A turn set too wide before landing led to loss of orientation and a misread altitude in fog, and the aircraft struck the Kahlenberg.
A JAT Convair CV-340 on a scheduled flight from Belgrade to Vienna with 25 passengers and four crew was on an instrument approach in fog. It struck the northwest slope of the Kahlenberg near Vienna, caught fire and was destroyed, killing seven people including the pilot.