Fatal Saab 340 Events

The following events are those involving at least one passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role. Excluded would be events where the only passengers killed were stowaways, hijackers, or saboteurs.

  1. 4 April 1994; KLM Cityhopper Saab 340; Amsterdam, Netherlands: About 20 minutes after departure, the crew initiated an air turn back due to an engine problem. Just before landing, the crew abandonded the landing, then for unknown reasons lost control and crashed near the runway. One of the three crew members and two of the 21 passengers were killed.

  2. 18 March 1998; Formosa Airlines Saab 340B; at sea near Hsinchu, Taiwan:The aircraft departed Hsinchu at for a scheduled Kaohsiung. Turbulent weather conditions were reported offshore. Aircraft wreckage was found about seven miles (11 km) offshore. All five crew members and eight passengers were killed.

  3. 10 January 2000; Crossair Saab 340; Zurich, Switzerland: The aircraft had just departed on a flight to Dresden, Germany when it crashed just north of the runway. The three crew members and seven passengers were all killed.

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