Tel Aviv – Rome – Zurich – Amsterdam

On November 24, 1951 at 06:00 AM, Tel Aviv – Rome – Zurich – Amsterdam experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-4, operated by El Al Israel Airlines, with the event recorded near Zurich Zurich.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 85.7%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Zurich-Kloten Airport, the pilot-in-command did not realize his altitude was insufficient due to poor visibility caused by night and foggy conditions. The four engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located about 5 km north of the runway 16 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and six crew members were killed while a seventh occupant was injured. Crew: Cpt Theodore Gibson, pilot, † Cpt Robert Constant, copilot, † George Henninger, navigator, † Morgen Jensen, † Terence Melly, copilot, † Shlomo Levity, † Michael Querzia, radio operator.

Aircraft reference details include registration 4X-ADN, MSN 10512, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.3842°, 8.4949°.