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Crossair Flight 498, a Saab 340 aircraft, crashes in Niederhasli, Switzerland, after taking off from Zurich Airport, killing 13 people.
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Crossair Flight 498
January 2000 plane crash in Zurich, Switzerland
Crossair Flight 498 was a scheduled commuter flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Dresden, Germany. On 10 January 2000, the Saab 340B operating the flight crashed two minutes after takeoff in the Swiss municipality of Niederhasli, killing all 10 passengers and crew. It was one of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saab 340
Regional airliner
The Saab 340 is a Swedish twin-engine turboprop aircraft designed and initially produced by Saab AB and Fairchild Aircraft. It is designed to seat 30–36 passengers and, as of July 2018, there were 240 operational aircraft used by 34 different operators.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Niederhasli
Municipality in Zurich, Switzerland
Niederhasli is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Zurich Airport
International airport serving Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich Airport is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. It serves Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland, and, with its surface transport links, much of the rest of the country. The airport is located 9…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
January 10
Day of the year
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