Zurich – Nice

On December 12, 1965 at 07:39 PM, Zurich – Nice experienced a crash involving Learjet 23, operated by Private German, with the event recorded near Zurich-Kloten Zurich.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 11.1%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane, owned by the German Industrialist Harald Quandt, was en route from Zurich to Nice. During the takeoff roll on runway 28 at Zurich-Kloten Airport, while at a speed of 132 knots, the captain realized that the rotation was impossible and decided to abort the takeoff procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance (runway 28 is 2,500 meters long), the airplane overran at a speed of 80-100 knots, went through the perimeter fence and came to rest on a road. All seven passengers were unhurt while the captain was injured. The copilot was seriously wounded and died from his injuries while being transferred to a local hospital. At the time of the accident, runway 28 was wet due to recent rain falls.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-IHAQ, MSN 23-007, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.4439°, 8.5715°.