Cessna 340 DICEN
21 August 2000 · Glarus, Switzerland · Fatal
Summary
On 21 August 2000 at about 18:46 local time, a Cessna 340 registered DICEN, operated by A.c. Friedrich Gmbh, was involved in an accident near Glarus, Switzerland. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glarus, Switzerland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340
- Registration
- DICEN
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- A.c. Friedrich Gmbh
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albenga → Stuttgart
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- NYC00WA237
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Cessna 340 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2000 | Cessna 340A | Selma, California, United States | Yecny Enterprises, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 2000 | Cessna 340 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Star West Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 2000 | Cessna 340 | Nadi, Fiji | Benchmark Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2000 | Cessna 340A | Mission, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jan 2000 | Cessna 340A | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Luis Carlos Alanis Fernandez | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2000 | Cessna 340A | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2000 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340 | Zurich, Switzerland | Crossair | Fatal | 10 |
| 23 Apr 2001 | Boeing 767-300ER | Zurich, Switzerland | Balair-CTA Leisure | Unknown | - |
| 24 Nov 2001 | British AVRO RJ100 | Zurich, Switzerland | - | Fatal | 24 |
| 22 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-28-161 | Yverdon, Switzerland | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Mar 1999 | Boeing MD80/87 | Geneva, Switzerland | Swiss Air | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2001 | Cessna CE-560 | Zurich, Switzerland | Eagle Air Ltd. | Fatal | 2 |