Aviation accidents in Switzerland

The NTSB database holds 110 accidents and incidents in Switzerland, recorded between 1994 to 2026. 47 of them were fatal (43%), and 145 people died.

The deadliest year was 2001, with 30 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 and Boeing 737.

64 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

110

Records

Fatal

145

Deaths

43%

Share fatal

1994 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 46 of 110 have coordinates

By decade

1990s 4

2000s 22

2010s 50

2020s 34

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 5 Piper PA-28 4 Boeing 737 4 Cessna 182 3 Piper PA28RT 3 Boeing 767 3

Operators involved

Private Wings 2 United Airlines 2 Crossair 1 Asal Jurgen 1 Windrose Air Jetcharter GmbH 1 Hanspeter Stricker 1

All 110 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
24 Nov 2001	British AVRO RJ100	Zurich, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	24
10 Jan 2000	Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340 HBAKK	Zurich, Switzerland no coordinates	Crossair	Fatal	10
10 Apr 1997	Cessna 414 HBLPN	Zurich, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	10
28 Apr 2012	Piper PA32R HB-PGA	Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland	Groupement de Vol a Moteur Lausanne	Fatal	6
11 Feb 2011	Beechcraft BE 95-B55 HB-GDS	Forcletta, Switzerland	-	Fatal	5
21 Aug 2000	Cessna 340 DICEN	Glarus, Switzerland no coordinates	A.c. Friedrich Gmbh	Fatal	5
25 Jul 2020	Cessna 172 HB-TLF	Blatten - VS, Switzerland	Fluggruppe Reichenbach	Fatal	4
23 Aug 2005	Cessna 172 OK-HOS	Simplon, Switzerland	Sky Academy S.R.O.	Fatal	4
26 Mar 2005	Bell 206B HB-XQO	Sirnach, Switzerland no coordinates	Heli Partner AG	Fatal	4
19 Sep 2004	Cessna 182R HB-CJB	Montreux, Switzerland no coordinates	Flugbag Luzem-Beromuenster	Fatal	4
13 Jul 2003	Cessna 182 RG N6412T	Pianello/Carena, Switzerland no coordinates	Sixforty Corporation	Fatal	4
22 Jun 2001	Piper PA-28-161 HB-PKL	Yverdon, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
20 May 2023	Avions Robin DR400 HB-EQD	Les Ponts-de-Martel, Switzerland	Aéro-Club des Montagnes Neuchâteloises	Fatal	3
25 Aug 2019	Piper PA28RT G-BVDH	Simplon Pass, Switzerland	-	Fatal	3
4 Aug 2017	Piper PA28 HB-PER	Berghaus Diavolezza, Switzerland	Motorfluggruppe Oberengadin	Fatal	3
23 Jul 2013	Piper PA-28-161 HB-PNR	Kagiswil, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland	Flugbetriebe AG Sarnen-Kaegiswil	Fatal	3
24 May 2012	Agusta Bell HB-XPQ	Eggschwand, Switzerland	Heliswiss	Fatal	3
26 Aug 2010	Piper PA32R HB-PRE	Oey, Gemeinde Saanen, Switzerland no coordinates	Bodanair AG	Fatal	3
8 May 2021	Legacy 2000 HB-YMS	Oberramsern, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jan 2020	Piper PA28 HB-PMH	Chatel-St-Denis, Switzerland	Air-Fribourg Services SA	Fatal	2
24 Mar 2018	Maule M 7-235 N561LC	Arosa, Switzerland	-	Fatal	2
12 Sep 2017	Mooney M 20K D-EPPW	Braunwald, Switzerland	Not Provided by Authority	Fatal	2
23 Feb 2015	Avions Robin ROBIN DR 400/140 B HB-KDD	Yverdon LSGY, Switzerland no coordinates	Air-Club d'Yverdon-les-Bains	Fatal	2
14 Oct 2011	Piper PA-28-140 G-BBEF	Petit-Beauregard, Switzerland	Flybpl.com	Fatal	2
19 Dec 2010	Beechcraft 390 D-IAYL	Bever, Switzerland	Windrose Air Jetcharter GmbH	Fatal	2
12 Feb 2009	Dassault FALCON VP-BAF	Samedan, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Oct 2008	Cirrus SR22 N467BD	Zurich, Switzerland	-	Fatal	2
17 Oct 2007	North American T-6G HB-RDC	Neuchatel, Switzerland	Daniel Bornand	Fatal	2
16 Sep 2007	Piper PA-28-181 HB-PGC	Airolo, Switzerland	Motorfluggruppe	Fatal	2
19 Jun 2005	Cessna 172 RG HB-CLN	Dittingen, Switzerland no coordinates	Asal Jurgen	Fatal	2
14 Feb 2002	Beechcraft 300LW SUPER KING AIR D-ICBC	Zernez, Switzerland	Kronospan GmbH	Fatal	2
20 Dec 2001	Cessna CE-560 HB-VLV	Zurich, Switzerland no coordinates	Eagle Air Ltd.	Fatal	2
13 Mar 2026	Van's RV14 HB-YSI	Cima di Lago, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Sep 2025	Piper PA18 HB-ORK	Cham, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Aug 2025	Aerospool WT9 DYNAMIC LSA HB-WZN	Orbe, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
28 Jun 2025	Airbus Helicopters AS350 HB-ZNR	Naters, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Mar 2022	Cessna 208 D-FLIC	Gruehorn, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Jul 2021	Mooney M20 D-EMPE	Gothard, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Jan 2020	Reims F152 HB-CCN	Buttwil, Switzerland	Flugschule Eicherberger AG-Switzerland	Fatal	1
24 Aug 2019	Rotorway EXEC 162F HB-YKJ	Herisau, Switzerland	Widmer, Marcel	Fatal	1
30 May 2019	S A N JODEL D-11 HB-SFR	La Cote, Switzerland, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 Sep 2015	Amateur Construction GLASAIR RG HB-YEA	Muhen, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
30 Jan 2015	Piper PA 46 350P N246PR	Meyrin, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
27 Aug 2013	Piper PA-28R-201 HB-PDC	Sarnen, Switzerland	Flugbetriebs AG Sarnen Kaegiswil	Fatal	1
10 Nov 2011	Piper PA-31 HB-LOT	Cottens, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
23 Jul 2007	Express EXPRESS 2000 ER HB-YMN	Basel, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
3 Dec 2006	107 5 Flying ONE DESIGN DR 107 N107FP	Langenthal, Switzerland	-	Fatal	1
6 Feb 2026	Socata TBM700 HB-KHC	Leuzigen, Switzerland no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
28 Oct 2025	Cirrus SF50 SP-SGW	Oberweningen, Switzerland no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
18 Oct 2025	Guimbal CABRI HB-ZYZ	Locarno, Switzerland	Swiss Helicopter AG	No injuries	-