Munich - Samedan

On March 6, 1970 at 12:00 AM, Munich - Samedan experienced a crash involving Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream, operated by Bavaria Fluggesellschaft, with the event recorded near Samedan Graubünden.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Samedan Airport, while completing a charter flight from Munich-Riem, the left engine failed and caught fire. The airplane lost speed and height, struck power cables and crashed in flames in a snow covered field located 3 km short of runway and 500 meters to the right of its extended centerline. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed, among them six children and Max Schwabe, the founder of Bavaria.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-INAH, MSN 205, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.5332°, 9.8746°.