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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
Destination airport:	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.