Narrative:
Crashed into the Sarsura Glacier at an altitude of 9640 feet, while on approach to runway 21 at St. Moritz-Samedan, Switzerland (SMV). Both occupants were killed and the aircraft completely destroyed.
CAUSES:
The accident was due to the fact that the crew of the aircraft D-ICBC lost spatial orientation during the approach under visual flight rules at the airport of Samedan in critical weather conditions and using an unsuitable flight tactics causing the plane to collide with the terrain.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
accident date: 14-02-2002
type: Beechcraft 300LW Super King Air
registration: D-ICBC
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Thursday 14 February 2002 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 300LW Super King Air |
| Operator: | Kronospan GmbH |
| Registration: | D-ICBC |
| MSN: | FA-227 |
| First flight: | 1993 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4141 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sarsura Glacier, near Zernez ( Switzerland)
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| Crash site elevation: | 2938 m (9639 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Poznan-Lawica Airport (POZ/EPPO), Poland |
| St. Moritz-Samedan Airport (SMV/LSZS), Switzerland |
Crashed into the Sarsura Glacier at an altitude of 9640 feet, while on approach to runway 21 at St. Moritz-Samedan, Switzerland (SMV). Both occupants were killed and the aircraft completely destroyed.
Probable Cause:
CAUSES:
The accident was due to the fact that the crew of the aircraft D-ICBC lost spatial orientation during the approach under visual flight rules at the airport of Samedan in critical weather conditions and using an unsuitable flight tactics causing the plane to collide with the terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
VFR flight in IMC Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
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accident date: 14-02-2002
type: Beechcraft 300LW Super King Air
registration: D-ICBC
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Poznan-Lawica Airport to St. Moritz-Samedan Airport as the crow flies is 818 km (511 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Poznan-Lawica Airport to St. Moritz-Samedan Airport as the crow flies is 818 km (511 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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