| Date | 24 November 2001 | ||
| Type : | CFIT, pilot error | ||
| Location : | Bassersdorf, Switzerland | ||
| Passengers : | 28 | ||
| Crew : | 5 | ||
| Fatalities : | 24 | ||
| Survivors : | 9 | ||
| Aircraft involved : | Avro RJ100 | ||
| Operator : | Crossair | ||
| Aircraft registration : | HB-IXM | ||
| Flight origin : | Berlin Tegel, Germany | ||
| Destination : | Zurich, Switzerland | ||
On 24 November 2001 Crossair Flight 3597, a Crossair Avro RJ100 operating the flight Berlin Tegel, Germany to Zurich, Switzerland crashed into a wooded area near Bassersdorf, Switzerland and exploded killing 24 of the 33 people on board, among them Melanie Thornton the lead singer of the eurodance group La Bouche.
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