Spatial disorientation, in-cockpit distractions, and icing are all possible causes of the Dec. 20, 2001, crash of Eagle Air Ltd. flight EAB 220. The Cessna CE 560 Citation V took off from Zurich Kloten airport on a night ferry flight to Berne-Belp. Fog patches had formed at the snow-covered airport. The air temperature was -9 degreesC (16 degreesF). Immediately after takeoff, the aircraft lost altitude, crashed near the runway, caught fire and skidded across the frozen ground to a nearby…
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