ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37538
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| Date: | Monday 21 August 2000 |
| Time: | 20:46 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 340A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-ICEN |
| MSN: | 340A-0555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dräckloch, near Glarus -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Albenga (LIMG) (19:39) |
| Stuttgart (EDDS) (21:30) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU Switz. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On August 21, 2000, at 14:46 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)(20:46 Local Time) a Cessna 340, D-ICEN, was destroyed when it impacted mountainous terrain at Dräckloch (hinteres Klöntal), near Glarus, Switzerland. The pilot (54) and four passengers were fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed when it apparently flew into high ground after loss of control in a thunderstorm.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC00WA237 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21856&ntsbno=NYC00WA237&akey=1
2. http://www.bfu.admin.ch/common/pdf/1737.pdf
Hamburger Abendblatt 23 August 2000
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Dec-2010 14:51 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2016 23:08 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2018 19:48 | TB | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2018 19:50 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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