Crossair Flight 3597

Crossair Flight 3597
HB-IXM, the aircraft involved, 7 months before the crash.
Accident
Date24 November 2001 (2001-11-24)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to navigational and pilot error
SiteBassersdorf, near Zürich Airport, Switzerland
47°27′14″N 8°37′24″E / 47.45389°N 8.62333°E / 47.45389; 8.62333
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAvro RJ100
OperatorCrossair
IATA flight No.LX3597
ICAO flight No.CRX3597
Call signCROSSAIR 3597
RegistrationHB-IXM
Flight originBerlin Tegel Airport, Germany
DestinationZürich Airport, Switzerland
Occupants33
Passengers28
Crew5
Fatalities24
Injuries9
Survivors9

Crossair Flight 3597 was a scheduled flight from Berlin Tegel Airport, Germany, to Zürich Airport, Switzerland. On 24 November 2001, the Crossair Avro RJ100 or BAE Systems 146 operating the route, registered as HB-IXM,[1] crashed into a wooded range of hills near Bassersdorf and caught fire. Out of the 33 occupants, nine survived.[2]: 12 

  1. ^ "Swiss Aircraft Registry (HB-IXM)". Federal Office of Civil Aviation.
  2. ^ "Final Report No. 1793 by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau concerning the accident to the aircraft AVRO 146-RJ100, HB-IXM, operated by Crossair under flight number CRX 3597, on 24 November 2001 near Bassersdorf/ZH" (PDF). Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.