Geneva – London

On June 19, 1954 at 11:00 PM, Geneva – London experienced a crash involving Convair CV-240, operated by Swissair, with the event recorded near Folkestone Kent.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While overflying The Channel by night at an altitude of 12,000 feet, the port engine stopped. The captain feathered its propeller, informed ATC about his position and obtained the permission to divert to Manston Airport. Few minutes later, the right engine failed as well. The crew decided to ditch the aircraft about 12 km off Folkestone. After one hour, four crew members and two passengers were rescued by the crew of a boat while three other passengers drowned. The aircraft later sank and was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-IRW, MSN 61, year of manufacture 1948.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.0831°, 1.1820°.