On 24 November 2001 at 20:01 UTC an AVRO 146 RJ 100, took off from runway 26L at Berlin-Tegel airport as scheduled flight CRX 3597 to Zurich. While performing standard VOR/DME approach to runway 28 at Zurich, the pilot in command decided to continue below the minimum descent altitude. At 21:06:36 UTC the aircraft collided with treetops and subsequently crashed on the ground “ 24 persons died, 9 survived the accident.