Date & Time:
Mar 30, 2022 at 1223 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 208A Caravan
Operator:
Registration:
D-FLIC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Siegerland – Arezzo
MSN:
208-0274
YOM:
1998
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total hours on type:
1800
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed Siegerland Airport at 1100LT on a ferry flight to Arezzo, Tuscany. En route, while overflying Switzerland, he encountered marginal weather conditions. While cruising in IMC conditions, the single engine airplane impacted the slope of a rocky and snow covered face located west of Mt Grüehorn, in the south part of the canton of St Gallen. The wreckage was found later in the afternoon at an altitude of 1,700 metres. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain after the pilot continued under VFR mode in IMC conditions.
Final Report:
D-FLIC.pdf1.67 MB
