Cessna 208 Caravan I crashes into Säntis Mountain, Switzerland
On 31 March, a Cessna 208 Caravan I (registered D-FLIC) a ferry flight from Siegen, Germany to Costa d’Argento airfield in Tuscany, Italy. During the flight, the aircraft crashed against the Säntis Mountain in Switzerland.
A search-and-rescue mission was started, but due to adverse weather conditions (snow) and the risk of falling objects, no emergency services could be deployed so far. The mission, however, was able to use a drone to get a more detailed overview of the site.
Hanspeter Krüsi, head of communications of St.Gallen police, said to local press that the destruction of the aircraft is enormous and that they were expecting that the sole occupant, a 63-year-old Italian, had died.
Säntis is the highest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland.
| Status: |  Information is only available from news or social media reports |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 March 2022 |
| Time: | 12:22 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Operating for: | Skydive Costa d'Argento |
| Registration: | D-FLIC |
| MSN: | 20800274 |
| First flight: | 1998 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Säntis Mountain ( Switzerland) |
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Siegen-Siegerland Airport (SGE/EDGS), Germany |
| Costa d'Argento Airfield, Italy |
Narrative:
A Cessna 208 Caravan I, D-FLIC, was destroyed when it impacted the side of a mountain.
A police spokesperson stated that they were expecting that all occupants of the aircraft had died. It is unclear at this time how many were on board.
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