Gävle | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The pilot was completing a positioning flight from Mora to Gävle. En route, while flying in marginal weather conditions over the Borlänge area, the pilot misinterpreted instruments settings and started a descent to the Borlänge-Dala Airport while he was supposed to land at Gävle-Sandviken Airport located about 85 km east of its actual position. Due to poor visibility, he was unable to locate the airport. Following two missed approaches, the twin engine airplane struck a hill and crashed about 4 km south of Borlänge. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Probable cause:

Crew error.

Crash of a Cessna 402B in Gävle: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1978 at 2210 LT

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 402

Operator:

Aero Center

Registration:

SE-GGR

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stockholm - Gävle

MSN:

402B-0840

YOM:

1975

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The twin engine airplane departed Stockholm-Bromma on a charter flight to Gävle, carrying three passengers and a crew of two. On approach to Gävle Airport, the crew encountered low visibility due to the night and snow falls. On final, the pilot failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located 5 km south of the airfield. SAR operations were initiated but the wreckage was found the following morning at 0900LT. A passenger survived and was evacuated to local hospital while four other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

The crew failed to follow the published procedures for an NDB approach to Gävle Airport. Limited visibility caused by night and snow was considered as a contributing factor.

Crash of a Cessna 402B in Gävle

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1975 at 1020 LT

Type of aircraft:

Cessna 402

Operator:

Baron Air

Registration:

SE-GGN

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Göteborg – Gävle

MSN:

402B-0638

YOM:

1974

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The twin engine airplane was completing a charter flight from Göteborg to Gävle, carrying one pilot and seven players of the Västra Frölundas Hockey Team. On final approach to Gävle Airport in good weather conditions, both engines failed simultaneously. The pilot elected to make an emergency landing when the airplane struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located few km from the airfield. All eight occupants were injured and rescued about two hours later while the aircraft was destroyed.
Pilot:
Reijo Junno.
Passengers:
Leif 'Blixten' Henriksson,
Lars-Erik 'Esa' Esbjörs,
Kjell-Ronnie Pettersson,
Svante Granholm,
Henric 'Tosse' Hedlund,
Christer Ståhl,
Krister Sterner.

Probable cause:

The exact cause of the dual engine failure could not be determined.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.65 Consul in Gävle

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.65 Consul

Operator:

Aero Propaganda

Registration:

SE-BTD

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stockholm – Gävle

MSN:

4334

YOM:

1946

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Crashed in unknown circumstances while on approach to Gävle. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Gävle

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1939

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Albin Ahrenberg

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SE-ABG

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1846

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1931

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The single engine airplane crashed after takeoff from Gävle. The pilot Albin Ahrenberg, sole on board, was rescued. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in January 1939.