Learjet 23 crash, Dec 12, 1965 (1 killed), Zurich-Kloten...
Learjet 23 accident on December 12, 1965 near Zurich-Kloten Zurich, Switzerland with 1 fatality.
- Date: December 12, 1965
- Aircraft: Learjet 23
- Location: Zurich-Kloten Zurich, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Learjet 23 owned by industrialist Harald Quandt was flying from Zurich to Nice when the crew aborted the takeoff at Zurich Kloten on 12 December 1965. The aircraft could not stop on the remaining runway, went through the perimeter fence and came to rest on a road. The copilot was seriously injured and died later in hospital.