Convair CV-440 Metropolitan crash, Feb 10, 1967 (4 killed)
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan accident on February 10, 1967 near Zurich-Kloten Zurich, Switzerland with 4 fatalities. Cause: The instructor turned right...
- Date: February 10, 1967
- Aircraft: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
- Location: Zurich-Kloten Zurich, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The instructor turned right after takeoff instead of following the published left turn procedure, and reduced visibility in fog was a contributing factor.
The Swissair Convair departed Zurich Kloten on a local training flight with an instructor and three student pilots. Shortly after takeoff the captain turned to the right and kept low, the aircraft struck treetops, stalled and crashed in a wooded area at Regensberg, about 8 km northwest of the airport. All four crew members were killed.