Air Lloyd

Piaggio P.166 Albatross

The crew was apparently performing a positioning flight from Germany to Nice via Milan when the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of Piz Cavardiras (2,959 meters high) located in Graubünden, Switzerland. The wreckage was found few hours later and both crew members were killed.

Dornier DO.28A/B

While on a positioning flight, the twin engine aircraft collided with a Lockheed F-104G Starfighter of the West German Air Force (Luftwaffe) registered DA+103. While the crew of the fighter was able to land, the pilot of the Dornier lost control of the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed. The pilot was killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Dornier DO.28A/B

Crashed in unknown circumstances on Helgoland Island. There were no casualties.

Piaggio P.166 Albatross

While cruising over the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 14,000 feet, the crew encountered poor weather and icing conditions. He requested the permission to reduce his altitude when ATC advised the crew to divert to Zurich for a safe landing. This was the last radio transmission. Shortly later, the twin engine aircraft struck the southwestern slope of Mt Oberalpstock (3,328 m high) located at the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. The wreckage was later found about 300 meters below the summit and all six occupants have been killed. It is believed that the crew was probably diverting to Zurich Airport at the time of the accident as the airplane struck the southwestern slope of the mountain. Among the victims were both German speedboat champions Sigrud Knubben aged 23 and Rolf Friedrich Goetze aged 43.