Crash of a Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage near Roskilde: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1989
Operator:
Registration:
OY-CEZ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
46-22030
YOM:
1989
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Roskilde Airport, the engine failed. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in Hedeland, about 4 km northeast of the airfield. The pilot and one passenger were killed while two other passengers were seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Swearingen SA226TC Metro II in Örnsköldsvik

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1989 at 1747 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OY-ARI
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Örnsköldsvik - Örebro
MSN:
TC-317
YOM:
1979
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
2900
Captain / Total hours on type:
500.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
1025
Copilot / Total hours on type:
268
Aircraft flight hours:
8009
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Örnsköldsvik Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 7,000 feet, the left engine oil pressure warning light sounded. The crew shut down the engine but was unable to feather the propeller. Doing so, a fuse blew and only the right side of the instrument lights remained functional. After being cleared to return, the crew completed a turn but on approach, he was forced to use full elevator and rudder deflection because the left propeller could not be feathered. Misaligned, the aircraft landed 30 meters to the left of the runway then rolled few dozen meters before coming to rest. All 17 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Because the left propeller could not be feathered, this created drag the the crew was forced to compensate with trim and rudder deflection, causing the aircraft to be misaligned on final approach.
The following contributing factors were reported:
- An oil leak in the left engine during initial climb forced the crew to shut it down,
- Power supply problems caused by the left side not having been isolated from the right side,
- Wrong adjustment of the speed control trigger,
- Inadequate following of the checklist.
Final Report:

Crash of a Fokker F27 Friendship 600 in Hanover: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1988 at 2225 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OY-APE
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Roskilde – Billund – Hanover – Cologne
MSN:
10443
YOM:
1970
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
21120
Aircraft flight cycles:
23047
Circumstances:
On a night approach to Hanover-Langenhagen Airport, the aircraft was unstable. The crew initiated a go-around procedure when the aircraft stalled and crashed short of runway 09R. The aircraft was destroyed and both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that cargo shifted at the time the crew initiated a go-around procedure. At that time, flaps were down at 11° instead of 26°.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in Aarhus: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 6, 1987
Operator:
Registration:
OY-BGK
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Copenhagen - Aarhus
MSN:
31-7305019
YOM:
1973
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While approaching Aarhus-Tirstrup Airport on a positioning flight from Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, the twin engine aircraft crashed in a field located 3,5 km east of the airport. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Cessna 421B Golden Eagle I off Kalundborg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1986
Registration:
OY-BUS
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Roskilde - Luton
MSN:
421B-0615
YOM:
1974
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Before takeoff from Roskilde Airport, the pilot received a weather briefing and was informed about the presence of thunderstorm activity over Denmark. All four passengers, two Directors of the Company and their wifes, were flying to London to go to an Opera. About 15 minutes into the flight, the twin engine aircraft went through clouds when it encountered severe turbulences. One of the wing tip tank detached and out of control, the aircraft entered a dive and crashed in the Great Belt off Kalundborg. The aircraft was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
In-flight loss of control due to thunderstorm activity and turbulences.

Crash of a Partenavia P.68B Victor in Malmö: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OY-PRY
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
102
YOM:
1977
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Malmö-Sturup Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility due to heavy snow falls. Too low, the twin engine aircraft struck power cables, stalled and crashed in a wooded area. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of an Airbus A300B2-120 in Kuala Lumpur

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1983 at 1938 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
OY-KAA
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kuching - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur
MSN:
122
YOM:
1980
Flight number:
MH684
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
14
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
233
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
3907
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Singapore-Changi Airport, the crew started the approach to Kuala Lumpung-Subang Airport by night and poor weather conditions with heavy rain falls. During an ILS approach to runway 15 with an RVR of 450 meters, the pilot-in-command was unable to establish a visual contact with the runway and eventually decided to make a go-around. Four other attempts to land failed and during the sixth approach procedure, the crew descended below the MDA until the aircraft contacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located 1,200 meters short of runway, bursting into flames. All 247 occupants were quickly evacuated, 20 of them were injured. The undercarriage and both engines were torn off while the aircraft was partially destroyed by a post crash fire.
Probable cause:
The flight crew's decision to continue the approach after passing the MDA below the glide without proper visual contact with the ground/runway. Published procedures violation, lack of visibility, poor weather conditions were considered as contributing factors.

Ground fire of a Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV in Copenhagen

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1982 at 1811 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OY-AUI
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stauning - Copenhagen
MSN:
AT-015
YOM:
1974
Flight number:
DX386
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
2395
Circumstances:
The aircraft was completing flight DX386 from Stauning to Copenhagen. It departed Stauning at 1724LT with 13 passengers and a crew of two on board. During approach to runway 22L at Kastrup Airport, the captain noticed a faint smell of burnt insulation and asked the copilot if he could smell anything "hot". The copilot who could not confirm the smell was asked by the captain to turn the cabin temperature - which was operated in manual mode - towards cold. The captain checked indication and warning systems for generators, batteries, circuit breakers and continued the approach. After a normal approach and landing at 18:07 hours the aircraft was cleared to the parking area via taxiway two and to change frequency to Apron Tower when clear of the runway. After contact with Apron Tower instructions were received for taxi to parking via taxiway two and inner perimeter but one minute later new instructions were received to taxi via runway three zero. While taxiing the left engine was shut down as is normal company procedure and taxiing continued on the right engine. Suddenly the captain noticed a flash outside the aircraft. The captain's first thought was that fire had started in the left engine or in the brakes and he brought the aircraft to a halt to investigate. Very shortly after a flash fire erupted in the left hand cockpit side console aft of and close to the captain's left leg. The crew made no radio transmissions about the fire since all electrical power was immediately turned off, in accordance with emergency procedure, after the aircraft was brought to a stop. The captain shouted towards the cabin: "It is burning, out". The passengers and crew then vacated the aircraft. The accident occurred at or about 18:11 hours on runway 30 during darkness. All 15 occupants escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
An intense fire had erupted in the aft end of the left hand cockpit side console/ originating from an electrical short to ground. Contributing to the intensity of the fire was escaping oxygen under 70 PSI pressure through a melted PVC oxygen tube.

Crash of a Beechcraft B200C Super King Air in Luxembourg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1982
Operator:
Registration:
OY-BEP
Survivors:
No
MSN:
BL-43
YOM:
1981
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On final approach to Luxembourg-Findel Airport, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Roodt-sur-Syre, about 4 km short of runway 24 threshold. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of an Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette off Nice: 10 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1979 at 1820 LT
Operator:
Registration:
OY-SBS
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Copenhagen – Stockholm – Coventry – Nice
MSN:
21
YOM:
1975
Flight number:
NB4133
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Captain / Total flying hours:
3400
Captain / Total hours on type:
270.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
2056
Copilot / Total hours on type:
113
Aircraft flight hours:
5161
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane was completing an on-demand taxi flight from Copenhagen to Nice with intermediate stops in Stockholm and Coventry, carrying members from the Corporate of the Swedish Group Atlas Copco. On final approach to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, while completing a last turn, the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea about one km short of runway 05 threshold. Few debris were found floating on water while the main wreckage sank in a canyon by a depth of about 1,500 meters. All 10 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that the accident was the consequence of a stall on final approach after both engines stopped quite simultaneously. Investigations were unable to determine the exact cause of the right engine failure while it is believed that the left engine stopped following the failure of the accessory drive gearbox. This resulted from the evolution of fatigue cracks observed on other engines of the same type.
Final Report: