Air Crash Investigation - S10E01 Cockpit Failure (Crossair LX Flight 3597)

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On 24 November 2001, Crossair Flight 3597 crashed into a hill after aborting their landing into Zurich. 28 passengers and 5 crew members were onboard, but only 9 survived. The cause of the crash was the pilot descending below the minimum safe altitude (2,400 feet) for the approach.[11]

Type of aircraft: British Aerospace 146.
Cause of disaster: Pilot error (descending below the minimum safe altitude on approach).

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