Foto: EPA
Foto: EPA

The Oltimer propeller plane Junkers Ju-52 was on a panoramic flight yesterday when it crashed into an mountain in the swiss canton Graubuenden. All 17 passengers and 3 crew members are reported dead. The circumstandes of the crash are still not knows and an investigation in underway. The crash occurred at a sealevel of 2,500 meters and 5 rescue helicopters have been dispatched to the site.

The carrier Ju-Air which is specialised in panoramic flights has confirmed the accident.

Another small aircraft crashed only hours before that just some dozen kilometres aways near the town of Luzern. A family of four died in that second chrash.