Mayday Season 10 Episode 3 Cockpit Failure (Crossair Flight 3597) ( Air Date 2011-03-12 ) Genre Documentary, Drama, Crime category. Overview "On 24 November 2001, Crossair Flight 3597 crashes into a hill during final approach to Zurich, killing 24 of the 33 passengers and crew members on board. The cause of the crash was the pilot descending the aircraft below the minimum safe altitude for the approach.".