Country
code
Zurich
Crash of a Cessna 414A Chancellor in Zurich: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 10, 1997 at 2101 LT
Registration:
HB-LPN
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Colmar – Basel – Zurich
MSN:
414A-0842
YOM:
1982
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total hours on type:
350.00
Copilot / Total hours on type:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
2318
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a flight from Colmar to Zurich with an intermediate stop in Basel. While on a night approach to runway 28 at Zurich-Kloten Airport, both engines lost power simultaneously. The aircraft lost height, struck a three-floor building and crashed on a second one located few dozen metres further. The captain was seriously injured while the copilot was killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of the following factors:
- Insufficient flight preparation;
- Insufficient fuel supply;
- An emergency landing at night in a densely populated area following a double engine failure as a result of an inappropriate operation of the fuel selector switch.
- Insufficient flight preparation;
- Insufficient fuel supply;
- An emergency landing at night in a densely populated area following a double engine failure as a result of an inappropriate operation of the fuel selector switch.
Final Report:
Crash of a Piper PA-46-310P Malibu in Zurich: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 10, 1995 at 1649 LT
Operator:
Registration:
HB-PLN
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bern - Zurich
MSN:
46-08124
YOM:
1988
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total hours on type:
540.00
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Bern, the pilot started the descent to Zurich-Kloten Airport in relative good weather conditions (scattered 7,000 feet, visibility 5 km, wind from 340° at 4 knots and OAT 20° C). On short final to runway 14, the single engine aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent, struck the ground, lost its left wing and came to rest about 500 metres short of runway threshold. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the loss of control on short final occurred after the pilot suffered a heart attack.
Final Report:
