- Date
- October 22, 2008, 13:58 local (13:58 UTC)
- Place
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N467BDCirrus Design SR22
- Defining event
- Approach-IFR final approach: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Cirrus Aircraft, Swiss BFU
- Case key
- 69337
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Probable cause
Under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss Government.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
On October 22, 2008, at 1358 coordinated universal time (1558 central European Summer Time), a Cirrus Design Corp SR22, US registered N467BD, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 100 meters short of runway 14 at Zürich Airport, Zürich, Switzerland. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and two passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from Geneva, Switzerland, and was en route to Berlin, Germany. The Swiss investigators reported that the airplane was diverting to Zürich due to a reported system failure. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau – Switzerland Aeropole 1 Route de Morens 1530 Payerne Switzerland
Factual narrative
On October 22, 2008, at 1358 coordinated universal time (1558 central European Summer Time), a Cirrus Design Corp SR22, US registered N467BD, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 100 meters short of runway 14 at Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured, and two passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from Geneva, Switzerland, and was en route to Berlin, Germany. The Swiss investigators reported that the airplane was diverting to Zurich due to a reported system failure. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Swiss government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swiss government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau – Switzerland Aeropole 1 Route de Morens 1530 Payerne Switzerland
Aircraft
- Registration
- N467BD
- Reported as
- Cirrus Design SR22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1161
- Engine
- Continental Motors Io-550, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Geneva
- Destination
- Berlin
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- ZRH · Zurich Airport, runway 14
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Observed at
- ZRH