Date: | Wednesday 20 March 1963 |
Time: | 03:23 |
Type: | de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C |
Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian Government |
Registration: | SA-R-7 |
MSN: | 6461 |
Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 18 / Occupants: 18 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 30 km SW of Cuneo -
Italy
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | |
Departure airport: | Genève-Cointrin Airport (GVA/LSGG) |
Destination airport: | Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN) |
Narrative:The Comet, on a flight from Geneva to Nice, struck the Punta Bifida peak of the Catena delle Guide at 2700 m during let down to FL100.
Sources:
La Stampa 21 March 1963
Location
Images:
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Mount Matto; 27 August 2011
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 28 August 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 04 August 2012
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 04 August 2012
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 04 August 2012
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 14 October 2012
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 14 October 2012
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 14 October 2012
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 14 October 2012
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 17 September 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 17 September 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 27 August 2011
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 17 September 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 17 September 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 17 September 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 14 October 2012
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 14 October 2012
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 17 September 2006
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photo (c) Remo Ceccarini; Punta Bifida; 17 September 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 27 August 2011
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 27 August 2011
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 28 August 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 28 August 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 28 August 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 28 August 2006
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photo (c) Andrea Richermo; Punta Bifida; 28 August 2006
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Feb-2024 20:17 |
ASN |
Updated [Nature, Damage] |