Zurich - Samedan

On February 20, 1972 at 02:17 PM, Zurich - Samedan experienced a crash involving Dassault Falcon 20, operated by Fred-Air, with the event recorded near Samedan Graubünden.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Samedan Airport, weather conditions worsened rapidly. Despite the situation, the captain decided to continue the approach under VFR mode. In a limited visibility of 2 km in snow falls, the pilot-in-command passed over Lake Silvaplana at low height then initiated a right turn when the right wing tip struck the icy water. The airplane crash landed and slid for 200 meters before coming to rest. All five occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-VCG, MSN 231, year of manufacture 1970.

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