24 fatalities
2001-11-24: Crossair Flight 3597 — Switzerland
On November 24, 2001, a Crossair Flight 3597 was involved in an aviation accident near Switzerland. 24 people were killed. The investigation identified controlled flight into terrain as a causal factor. This summary draws on records from Wikidata contributors; 1 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Accident narrative
Crossair Flight 3597 was a scheduled flight from Berlin Tegel Airport, Germany, to Zurich Airport, Switzerland. On 24 November 2001, the Crossair Avro RJ100 operating the route, registered as HB-IXM, crashed into a wooded range of hills near Bassersdorf and caught fire. Out of the 33 occupants, nine people survived.
Contributing factors
controlled flight into terrain