Jönköping | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The aircraft was completing a regular schedule flight from Kristianstad to Stockholm-Bromma with intermediate stop in Växjö and Jönköping, carrying 19 passengers and a crew of three on behalf of Linjeflyg. On approach to Bromma Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather and icing conditions. At an altitude of 1,150 feet and a speed of 137 knots, flaps were deployed at an angle of 40° when control was lost. The airplane entered a nose down attitude and crashed at an angle of 110° and a speed of 210 knots in a parking lot located in the residential area of Kälvesta, about 4,5 km short of runway 12 threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 22 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were considered as marginal with icing conditions and a horizontal visibility of 5 km with a cloud base at 700 feet.

Probable cause:

Loss of control on final approach due to an excessive accumulation of ice on the horizontal stabilizers after the crew lower the flaps from 32° to 40°. When control was lost, both right engines n°3 and 4 were not running at full power for undetermined reasons, which caused the deicing system to produce an insufficient temperature.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-56 LodeStar in Jönköping: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1953

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 18 LodeStar

Operator:

Aktiebolaget Aerotransport Express - AB Express

Registration:

SE-BUX

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stockholm – Jönköping

MSN:

2071

YOM:

1941

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The crew was completing a cargo flight from Stockholm, carrying a load of newspapers on behalf of the Swedish newspaper 'Dagens Nyheter'. On final, while performing a last turn to reach the approach path, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed few km from the runway threshold. Both crew members were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed 18-56 LodeStar in Jönköping: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1952

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 18 LodeStar

Operator:

Aero-Nord Sweden

Registration:

SE-BTK

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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2616

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1943

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On final approach, the twin engine aircraft hit a bank and crashed short of runway threshold. Both crew members were killed. They were completing a newspaper delivery flight.

Crash of a Lockheed 14H Electra in Stockholm: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1951 at 0417 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 14 Super Electra

Operator:

Airtaco

Registration:

SE-BTN

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Cargo

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Stockholm – Jönköping

MSN:

1421

YOM:

1938

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The aircraft was engaged in a cargo flight to Jönköping, carrying a load of newspaper, four passengers and a crew of two. After takeoff from runway 13 at Stockholm-Bromma Airport in good weather conditions, the airplane climbed to a height of 20 meters when the starboard engine lost power. The aircraft, turning to the right and climbing, gradually stalled and crashed at the intersection of the runways. Three passengers and one crew member were killed and the surviving passenger and a pilot were seriously injured.

Probable cause:

The probable cause of the accident was a piloting error. The take-off speed was too low and consequently, when an engine failure occurred the aircraft stalled. The engine failure was probably caused by a lack of fuel in the tank on which the pilot had set the selector.

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Crash of a Caudron C.635 Simoun into the Vättern Lake: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Caudron C.630/C.635 Simoun

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Registration:

SE-AKZ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Jönköping - Jönköping

MSN:

8825.569

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1938

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The crew was performing a practice mission over Vättern Lake and the aircraft was towing a target for an anti-aircraft battery exercise. During a turn, the elevator was blocked by the towed wire and the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Vättern Lake, about 60 km northeast of Jönköping and sank by a deep of 90 meters. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
John Martinsson, pilot,
Karl Arne Glinge, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Elevator jammed by a towed cable in flight.

Crash of an Avro 594 Avian IVM off Habo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Avro 594 Avian

Operator:

Jönköpings Flygaktiebolag

Registration:

SE-AEZ

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Karlsborg – Jönköping

MSN:

588

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1936

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The crew departed Karlsborg on a training flight to Jönköping. While approaching Jönköping, the airplane went out of control and crashed into Lake Vättern. The wreckage was found off Habo, some 15 km north of Jönköping Airport. Both occupants were killed.