Ascona

En route from Ascona, Ticino, to Gerona, weather conditions deteriorated. In limited visibility, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Bindino located near Cuneo. All six occupants were killed.

The twin engine airplane departed Klagenfurt, Austria, on a private flight to Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland. While passing over the Milan-Malpensa Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and requested to ATC a clearance to modify his route. Few minutes later, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Borgo Ticino, about 53 km southwest of Ascona Airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

The twin engine airplane departed Ascona Airfield at 1628LT on a private flight to Saarbrücken, carrying two passengers and two pilots. Despite marginal weather conditions, the crew decided to file a VFR flight plan. Twelve minutes later, following a normal climb, the crew leveled off at 11,000 feet. While cruising in clouds, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the right wing struck the west face of Mt Fleckistock (3,417 meters high) located to the west of Wassen, Uri. Out of control, the airplane descended until it crashed in a snow covered area. The wreckage was found two days later, on April 2. The aircraft was destroyed and tree dead bodies were found. The body of a pilot was never found.