Crossair Flight 498
January 2000 plane crash in Zürich, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Crossair Flight 498 was a scheduled commuter flight from Zürich, Switzerland, to Dresden, Germany. On 10 January 2000, the Saab 340B operating the flight crashed two minutes after takeoff in the Swiss municipality of Niederhasli on 10 January 2000, killing all 10 passengers and crew. It was one of two fatal crashes for Crossair in its 25-year history; the other was Crossair Flight 3597 which crashed less than 2 years later during approach to Zurich.[1]
Accident | |
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Date | 10 January 2000 |
Summary | Crashed following in-flight loss of control |
Site | Niederhasli, Switzerland 47.470°N 8.470°E / 47.470; 8.470 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Saab 340B |
Operator | Crossair |
IATA flight No. | LX498 |
ICAO flight No. | CRX498 |
Call sign | CROSSAIR 498 |
Registration | HB-AKK |
Flight origin | Zurich Airport, Switzerland |
Destination | Dresden Airport, Germany |
Occupants | 10 |
Passengers | 7 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 10 |
Survivors | 0 |
The accident was investigated by the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and a final report was issued in 2000. The AAIB concluded that the crash was due to a loss of control resulting from multiple human failures.[2]: pp.104–107