Cessna 414 Chancellor crash, Apr 10, 1997 (1 killed), Zur...
Cessna 414 Chancellor accident on April 10, 1997 near Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland with 1 fatality. Cause: Insufficient flight preparation and...
- Date: April 10, 1997
- Aircraft: Cessna 414 Chancellor
- Location: Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Insufficient flight preparation and fuel, and an inappropriate fuel selector operation that caused a double engine failure during a night approach over a densely populated area.
A Cessna 414 Chancellor of Air Turicum on a night ferry flight from Colmar via Basel to Zurich lost both engines at the same time on approach to runway 28. It struck and crashed onto buildings near the airport. The copilot was killed and the captain seriously injured.