Back Crossair-Flug 3597 German Vuelo 3597 de Crossair Spanish Crossairin lento 3597 Finnish Vol Crossair 3597 French Voo 3597 de Crossair Galician טיסה 3597 של קרוסאייר HE Crossair Penerbangan 3597 ID Volo Crossair 3597 Italian クロスエア3597便墜落事故 Japanese Crossair-vlucht 3597 Dutch
 HB-IXM, the aircraft involved, 7 months before the crash. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 November 2001 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to navigational and pilot error |
| Site | Bassersdorf, near Zürich Airport, Switzerland 47°27′14″N 8°37′24″E / 47.45389°N 8.62333°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Avro RJ100 |
| Operator | Crossair |
| IATA flight No. | LX3597 |
| ICAO flight No. | CRX3597 |
| Call sign | CROSSAIR 3597 |
| Registration | HB-IXM |
| Flight origin | Berlin Tegel Airport, Germany |
| Destination | Zürich Airport, Switzerland |
| Occupants | 33 |
| Passengers | 28 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Injuries | 9 |
| Survivors | 9 |
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
- ^ "Swiss Aircraft Registry (HB-IXM)". Federal Office of Civil Aviation.
- ^ "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.