Aviation accidents in Switzerland

The NTSB database holds 110 accidents and incidents in Switzerland, recorded between 1994 to 2026. 47 of them were fatal (43%), and 145 people died.

The deadliest year was 2001, with 30 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Boeing 737 and Piper PA-28.

64 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

110

Records

Fatal

145

Deaths

43%

Share fatal

1994 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 46 of 110 have coordinates

By decade

1990s 4

2000s 22

2010s 50

2020s 34

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 5 Boeing 737 4 Piper PA-28 4 Piper PA28RT 3 Boeing 767 3 Cessna 525 3

Operators involved

United Airlines 2 Private Wings 2 Ronair Inc. (Owner Trustee) 1 Sixforty Corporation 1 Motorfluggruppe 1 Groupement de Vol a Moteur Lausanne 1

All 110 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
24 Nov 2001	British AVRO RJ100	Zurich, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	24
10 Jan 2000	Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340 HBAKK	Zurich, Switzerland no coordinates	Crossair	Fatal	10
10 Apr 1997	Cessna 414 HBLPN	Zurich, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	10
28 Apr 2012	Piper PA32R HB-PGA	Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland	Groupement de Vol a Moteur Lausanne	Fatal	6
11 Feb 2011	Beechcraft BE 95-B55 HB-GDS	Forcletta, Switzerland	-	Fatal	5
21 Aug 2000	Cessna 340 DICEN	Glarus, Switzerland no coordinates	A.c. Friedrich Gmbh	Fatal	5
25 Jul 2020	Cessna 172 HB-TLF	Blatten - VS, Switzerland	Fluggruppe Reichenbach	Fatal	4
23 Aug 2005	Cessna 172 OK-HOS	Simplon, Switzerland	Sky Academy S.R.O.	Fatal	4
26 Mar 2005	Bell 206B HB-XQO	Sirnach, Switzerland no coordinates	Heli Partner AG	Fatal	4
19 Sep 2004	Cessna 182R HB-CJB	Montreux, Switzerland no coordinates	Flugbag Luzem-Beromuenster	Fatal	4
13 Jul 2003	Cessna 182 RG N6412T	Pianello/Carena, Switzerland no coordinates	Sixforty Corporation	Fatal	4
22 Jun 2001	Piper PA-28-161 HB-PKL	Yverdon, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
20 May 2023	Avions Robin DR400 HB-EQD	Les Ponts-de-Martel, Switzerland	Aéro-Club des Montagnes Neuchâteloises	Fatal	3
25 Aug 2019	Piper PA28RT G-BVDH	Simplon Pass, Switzerland	-	Fatal	3
4 Aug 2017	Piper PA28 HB-PER	Berghaus Diavolezza, Switzerland	Motorfluggruppe Oberengadin	Fatal	3
23 Jul 2013	Piper PA-28-161 HB-PNR	Kagiswil, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland	Flugbetriebe AG Sarnen-Kaegiswil	Fatal	3
24 May 2012	Agusta Bell HB-XPQ	Eggschwand, Switzerland	Heliswiss	Fatal	3
26 Aug 2010	Piper PA32R HB-PRE	Oey, Gemeinde Saanen, Switzerland no coordinates	Bodanair AG	Fatal	3
8 May 2021	Legacy 2000 HB-YMS	Oberramsern, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jan 2020	Piper PA28 HB-PMH	Chatel-St-Denis, Switzerland	Air-Fribourg Services SA	Fatal	2
24 Mar 2018	Maule M 7-235 N561LC	Arosa, Switzerland	-	Fatal	2
12 Sep 2017	Mooney M 20K D-EPPW	Braunwald, Switzerland	Not Provided by Authority	Fatal	2
23 Feb 2015	Avions Robin ROBIN DR 400/140 B HB-KDD	Yverdon LSGY, Switzerland no coordinates	Air-Club d'Yverdon-les-Bains	Fatal	2
14 Oct 2011	Piper PA-28-140 G-BBEF	Petit-Beauregard, Switzerland	Flybpl.com	Fatal	2
19 Dec 2010	Beechcraft 390 D-IAYL	Bever, Switzerland	Windrose Air Jetcharter GmbH	Fatal	2
12 Feb 2009	Dassault FALCON VP-BAF	Samedan, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Oct 2008	Cirrus SR22 N467BD	Zurich, Switzerland	-	Fatal	2
17 Oct 2007	North American T-6G HB-RDC	Neuchatel, Switzerland	Daniel Bornand	Fatal	2
16 Sep 2007	Piper PA-28-181 HB-PGC	Airolo, Switzerland	Motorfluggruppe	Fatal	2
19 Jun 2005	Cessna 172 RG HB-CLN	Dittingen, Switzerland no coordinates	Asal Jurgen	Fatal	2
14 Feb 2002	Beechcraft 300LW SUPER KING AIR D-ICBC	Zernez, Switzerland	Kronospan GmbH	Fatal	2
20 Dec 2001	Cessna CE-560 HB-VLV	Zurich, Switzerland no coordinates	Eagle Air Ltd.	Fatal	2
13 Mar 2026	Van's RV14 HB-YSI	Cima di Lago, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Sep 2025	Piper PA18 HB-ORK	Cham, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Aug 2025	Aerospool WT9 DYNAMIC LSA HB-WZN	Orbe, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
28 Jun 2025	Airbus Helicopters AS350 HB-ZNR	Naters, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Mar 2022	Cessna 208 D-FLIC	Gruehorn, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Jul 2021	Mooney M20 D-EMPE	Gothard, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Jan 2020	Reims F152 HB-CCN	Buttwil, Switzerland	Flugschule Eicherberger AG-Switzerland	Fatal	1
24 Aug 2019	Rotorway EXEC 162F HB-YKJ	Herisau, Switzerland	Widmer, Marcel	Fatal	1
30 May 2019	S A N JODEL D-11 HB-SFR	La Cote, Switzerland, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 Sep 2015	Amateur Construction GLASAIR RG HB-YEA	Muhen, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
30 Jan 2015	Piper PA 46 350P N246PR	Meyrin, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
27 Aug 2013	Piper PA-28R-201 HB-PDC	Sarnen, Switzerland	Flugbetriebs AG Sarnen Kaegiswil	Fatal	1
10 Nov 2011	Piper PA-31 HB-LOT	Cottens, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
23 Jul 2007	Express EXPRESS 2000 ER HB-YMN	Basel, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
3 Dec 2006	107 5 Flying ONE DESIGN DR 107 N107FP	Langenthal, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
6 Feb 2026	Socata TBM700 HB-KHC	Leuzigen, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
28 Oct 2025	Cirrus SF50 SP-SGW	Oberweningen, Switzerland no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
18 Oct 2025	Guimbal CABRI HB-ZYZ	Locarno, Switzerland	Swiss Helicopter AG	No injuries	-