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 CH-170, the aircraft involved in the accident, at Zurich's Dübendorf airport earlier in 1934 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 July 1934 |
| Summary | In-flight wing separation in severe weather conditions |
| Site | Near Tuttlingen, Germany 48°01′07.1″N 08°47′47.3″E / 48.018639°N 8.796472°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Curtiss AT-32C Condor II |
| Operator | Swissair |
| Registration | CH-170 |
| Flight origin | Zurich Airport, Switzerland |
| Stopover | Stuttgart Airport, Germany |
| Last stopover | Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany |
| Destination | Berlin Tempelhof Airport, Germany |
| Passengers | 9 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 12 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 27 July 1934, a Swissair Curtiss AT-32C Condor II passenger aircraft crashed near Tuttlingen, Germany, while flying through a thunderstorm. All 12 people on board were killed. It was the worst air crash in 1934[1] and Swissair's first aviation accident since its founding in 1931.[2]
- ^ "1934 occurrences". aviation-safety.net. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Swissair occurrences". aviation-safety.net. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved February 19, 2014.