Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle crash, Sep 4, 1963 (80 killed)
Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle accident on September 4, 1963 near Dürrenäsch Aargau, Switzerland with 80 fatalities. Cause: Brakes overheated from full...
- Date: September 4, 1963
- Aircraft: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle
- Location: Dürrenäsch Aargau, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 80
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Brakes overheated from full engine power during taxiing and the wheels burst; damaged hydraulic lines then leaked fluid that ignited on the hot wheel rims, and the fire damaged the gear bay and wing.
Swissair Flight 306, a Sud Aviation Caravelle on a scheduled service from Zurich to Rome via Geneva, caught fire in the left wing area shortly after takeoff in dense fog and crashed at Duerrenaesch in Switzerland. All 80 people on board were killed, including 43 residents of the village of Humlikon. Investigators concluded that overheated brakes burst the wheels and a hydraulic fluid fire followed.