Stockholm

Landing (descent or approach)

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Stockholm – Jönköping

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2071

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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 an Avro 19/1 in Stockholm

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Avro 19

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Aero Scandia

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SE-BRP

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

1352

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1946

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While landing on the icy Långsjön Lake located in the suburb of Stockholm, the twin engine aircraft fell through the ice and sank. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Avro 19/1 in Karlstad: 10 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1950 at 1400 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 19

Operator:

Svenska Aero

Registration:

SE-BRS

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Takeoff (climb)

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Karlstad – Stockholm

MSN:

1321

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1946

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Shortly after takeoff, while climbing to a height of 200 feet, the aircraft stalled and crashed with its both engines running at full power. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all ten occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that the aircraft was overloaded and that the center of gravity was outside the flight enveloppe.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor in Malkläppen: 10 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1944 at 1025 LT

Type of aircraft:

Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

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D-ARHW

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Plain, Valley

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Berlin – Stockholm

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2994

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Aircraft flight hours:

1665

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While approaching the Swedish coast while on a flight from Berlin to Stockholm, the four engine aircraft christened 'Friesland' was accidentally shot down by a German patrol boat and crashed in Malkläppen. All ten occupants were killed.
Crew:
Paul Gutschmidt, pilot,
Ernst Breitenbach, pilot,
Fritz Brauner, radio,
Wolfgang Lenz, radio.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German patrol boat.

Crash of a Lockheed 18 LodeStar near Lidköping: 11 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1944 at 0002 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed 18 LodeStar

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G-AGIH

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Mountains

Schedule:

Stockholm - Leuchars

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2491

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1943

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The twin engine aircraft was performing a flight from Stockholm to RAF Leuchars on behalf of the Norwegian government. En route, the crew encountered technical problems with the radio systems and elected to return to Bromma Airport. But because of bad weather, the crew eventually diverted to Göteborg-Torslanda Airport or Såtenäs Air Force Base. While cruising by night and approaching Lidköping, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Kinnekulle (300 metres high) located northeast of Lidköping and was destroyed. Four passengers were rescued while 11 other occupants including all three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Stockholm

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1944

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G-AGFZ

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6225

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1943

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Crash landed at Bromma Airport for unknown reason. All occupants were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and sold to AB Aerotransport for spare parts.

Crash of a Lockheed 18 LodeStar off Skagen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1943 at 0138 LT

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Lockheed 18 LodeStar

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G-AGEJ

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Stockholm – London

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2085

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1942

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While cruising by night off the Danish coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea about 50 km northwest of Skagen. All seven occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Fokker F22 in Malmö: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Fokker F22

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SE-ABA

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Svenska Luftfartsförbundet

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Amsterdam – Malmö – Stockholm

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5359

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1935

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Shortly after takeoff from Malmö-Bulltofta Airport, while in initial climb, all four engines failed simultaneously. The captain attempted an emergency landing but lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a residential area located near the airport. A passenger was killed, four others were slightly injured while all eight other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft named 'Lappland' was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The captain mistakenly opened the throttles instead of selecting the propeller pitch handles while the engines were in weak mixture, causing all four to stall out.

Crash of a Junkers A.50ce Junior in Stockholm: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1930

Type of aircraft:

Junkers A.50

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SE-ACI

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Training

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