Swissair Flight 306

Swissair Flight 306
Crash site of SR 306 near Dürrenäsch
Accident
Date4 September 1963
SummaryIn-flight fire leading to hydraulic failure and loss of control
SiteNear Dürrenäsch, Switzerland
47°19′29″N 8°09′33″E / 47.32472°N 8.15917°E / 47.32472; 8.15917
Aircraft
Aircraft typeSud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
Aircraft nameSchaffhausen
OperatorSwissair
RegistrationHB-ICV
Flight originZurich Airport
StopoverGeneva International Airport
DestinationFiumicino Airport
Passengers74
Crew6
Fatalities80
Survivors0

Swissair Flight 306, a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III, named Schaffhausen, was a scheduled international flight from Zürich to Rome, via Geneva. It crashed near Dürrenäsch, Aargau, on 4 September 1963, shortly after take-off, killing all 80 people on board.[1]

  1. ^ "Swissair 306 air crash". Pilotfriend.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.