Barcelona - Zurich

On April 7, 2003 at 12:12 PM, Barcelona - Zurich experienced a crash involving Cessna 500 Citation, operated by Ibiza Flights, with the event recorded near Zurich-Kloten Zurich.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft took off at 1000LT from Barcelona (LEBL) on a private flight to Zurich (LSZH). The flight took place under instrument flight rules. Using radar vectors, EC-HFA was cleared at 1205 LT for an approach on the runway 14 instrument landing system (ILS). In the final approach phase, the aircraft entered a snow shower. The aircraft touched down on the grass about 700 metres before the runway threshold and skidded in a wide right turn in the direction of the threshold of runway 16. The aircraft was badly damaged. The three occupants were unharmed.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-HFA, MSN 500-0209, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.4439°, 8.5715°.