Crossair Flight 498 memorial

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Crossair Flight 498 was a commuter flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Dresden, Germany, that crashed two minutes after takeoff in the Swiss municipality of Niederhasli on 10 January 2000. The seven passengers and three crew members aboard the two-turboprop engine Saab 340B aircraft all died on impact. It was the first fatal crash for the Swiss regional airline Crossair in its 25-year history.
The official report into the disaster found that the crash was due to a loss of control resulting from multiple human failures.
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Coordinates:   47°28'13"N   8°28'20"E
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