| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | June 19, 1954 |
| Time: | 2300 |
| Location: | Off Folkestone, England |
| Operator: | Swissair |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Geneva - London |
| AC Type: | Convair CV-240-4 |
| Registration: | HB-IRW |
| cn / ln: | 61 |
| Aboard: | 9 (passengers:5 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:3 crew:0) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane ditched into the Atlantic Ocean after running out of fuel. Three non-swimming passengers drowned due to lack of lifesaving equipment aboard. Negligence of the crew in not monitoring the fuel situation as the flight progressed. |
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