Copenhagen-Kastrup

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Military

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Karup – Copenhagen

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On final approach to Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, the pilot-in-command encountered foggy conditions and decided to reduce his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground when the aircraft hit the mast of a boat. The aircraft flew dozen yards and crashed near the south harbor. Three crew members were killed while a fourth occupant was injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Lt Arne Schjødt Jensen, †
Cpt Knud Frederik Mørkebjerg, †
V. H. Ibsen, †
K. B. Mogensen.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL in Stockholm

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1951

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SE-BBM

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Copenhagen – Stockholm

MSN:

20128

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1944

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On final approach to Bromma Airport, an engine caught fire. The crew decided to attempt an emergency landing in a field located short of runway. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest in flames. All 22 occupants were able to evacuate the airplane and were unhurt. Unfortunately, the aircraft was totally destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

Engine fire on final approach.

Crash of a Vickers 628 Viking 1B off Barsebäck: 27 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1949 at 1956 LT

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Vickers Viking

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OY-DLU

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Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Madrid – Paris – Copenhagen

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199

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1947

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Aircraft flight hours:

611

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The aircraft christened 'Torlak Viking' was performing a charter flight from Madrid to Copenhagen with an intermediate stop in Paris, carrying 23 Spanish tourists. The crew left Paris-Le Bourget Airport at 1610LT and started the descent to Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport at 1845LT. Sixteen minutes later, at 1901LT, ATC informed the crew that the airport just closed to all traffic due to poor weather conditions and the captain was advised to divert or to Aalborg or to Göteborg. The captain preferred to stack for several minutes vertical to the airport and at 1931LT, he was number one and received the permission to start an approach to runway 22 maintaining a minimum safe altitude of 1,000 feet. Seven minutes before the ETA, while at an altitude estimated between 700 and 800 feet, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Øresund, about 18 km northeast of Kastrup Airport. SAR operations were conducted but were eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 27 occupants was found. A month later, the wreckage was found at a depth of 23 meters about two km off Barsebäck, Sweden. Transferred from DDL to SAS on August 1st, 1948, the aircraft was repainted in SAS colors shortly later.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the loss of control remains unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-10-DK off Malmö

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1947

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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OY-AEB

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Cargo

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Aalborg – Copenhagen

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12473

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1944

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While descending to Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, the crew encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions. In such situation, the captain decided to divert to Malmö-Bulltofta Airport but there, weather conditions were poor as well and a landing was not possible. The crew elected to return to Copenhagen but due to fuel shortage, the captain attempted to make an emergency landing on the icy Øresund, about 5 km off Malmö. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest in flames. All four crew members were uninjured.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3C in Copenhagen: 22 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1947 at 1532 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

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PH-TCR

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Amsterdam – Copenhagen – Stockholm

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14034/25479

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1944

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1686

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Less than one minute after takeoff from Kastrup Airport, while climbing to a height of 200 feet with a 40 km/h wind from the northeast, the aircraft nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion in a snow covered field located 1,000 meters from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 22 occupants were killed, among them Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, grandson of the King Gustaf V, and the US singer Grace Moore.
Crew:
G. J. Geysendorffer, pilot,
G. J. Rietman, copilot,
S. M. A. Pijnenburg, radio operator,
W. Brandenburg, radio operator,
W. A. van Bommel, flight engineer,
H. Hoek, steward.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the loss of control during initial climb was caused by stabilizers blocked by a wooded lock pin. During the stopover in Copenhagen-Kastrup, a ground technician decided to put a wooded lock pin in the rudder and the stabilizer as well to avoid unnecessary movements that could cause damages as there were moderate winds in Copenhagen at that time. Before takeoff, one technician removed the wooded lock pin on the rudder but did remove the one on the stabilizer as this wooded lock pin was put by another ground technician and he was not aware of this. Furthermore, none of the crew member proceeded to a walk around check before departure and the pilots failed to check the stabilizers prior to takeoff.

Crash of a Miles M.57 Aerovan III in Dragør

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1946

Type of aircraft:

Miles M.57 Aerovan

Operator:

Air Contractors - UK

Registration:

G-AIHL

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Takeoff (climb)

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Cargo

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

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6385

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1946

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Shortly after takeoff from Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft came to rest in a field located in Dragør, southeast of the airport, and was damaged beyond repair. Both occupants were unhurt.

Crash of a Boeing B-17G-35-DL Flying Fortress in Copenhagen

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1946

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OY-DFE

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