Dassault Falcon 20 crash, Feb 20, 1972, Samedan Graubünden

Dassault Falcon 20 accident on February 20, 1972 near Samedan Graubünden, Switzerland with no fatalities.

A Falcon 20 flying from Zurich to Samedan ran into worsening snowfall while descending to Samedan and continued the approach under visual rules. Its right wing struck the icy surface of Lake Silvaplana, and the jet crash landed and slid about 200 meters. All five people on board were injured and the aircraft was written off.

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