Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jun 18, 1957 (9 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on June 18, 1957 near Romanshorn Thurgau, Switzerland with 9 fatalities. Cause: Stall after loss of airspeed,...
- Date: June 18, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Romanshorn Thurgau, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Stall after loss of airspeed, followed by an unintended spin
A Swissair airliner on a local training flight from Zurich Kloten lost control between 1,000 and 3,000 meters over Lake Constance and entered a spin. It crashed into the lake about 4 km off Romanshorn, and all nine people on board were killed. The wreckage sank to roughly 200 meters and only a few pieces were recovered.