Zurich - Tromsø

On July 17, 1973 at 04:45 PM, Zurich - Tromsø experienced a crash involving Convair CV-640, operated by SATA - Société Anonyme de Transport Aérien Genève, with the event recorded near Tromsø Troms.

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.

60 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 60 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 56, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful charter flight from Zurich, the crew started the approach to runway 19 in excellent weather conditions. Following a wrong approach configuration, the aircraft landed nose first. On touchdown, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane slid on its nose for several meters before both mains gears collapsed as well. The airplane slid on its belly for dozen meters, veered off runway to the left and came to rest in a grassy area. All 60 occupants were evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration HB-IMM, MSN 412, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 69.6819°, 18.9725°.