Stockholm-Bromma | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While flying by night over the North Sea, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to ditch the aircraft. Unfortunately, the Dakota hit a cliff on Hållö Island and crashed. A passenger and a crew member who were in the rear of the cabin to prepare a dinghy were thrown out of the cabin and survived while all 13 other occupants were killed.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3-268 into the North Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1943 at 2341 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

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SE-BAF

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Aberdeen – Stockholm

MSN:

2133

YOM:

1939

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The aircraft christened 'Gladan' left Aberdeen-Dyce Airport at 2023LT bound for Stockholm-Bromma. At 2341LT, eleven minutes after the last radio contact, while cruising at an altitude of 5,100 meters, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 70 km west of Hirsthals, Denmark. No trace of the aircraft was found.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a GVF PS-84 in Ivantsevo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1942 at 0230 LT

Type of aircraft:

GVF PS-84

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CCCP-L3948

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Cargo

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Stockholm – Kalinin

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184 20 07

YOM:

1941

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The crew left Stockholm-Bromma at 2215LT on a cargo flight to Kalinin-Migalovo Airport (now Tver), carrying various goods for the Commissariat of the Foreign Trade. At 0032LT, the crew informed ground about his position in the region of Riga and then continued to the east and reduced his altitude to the minimum to avoid enemy aircraft. While cruising at low height, the aircraft was hit by gunfire and the left engine caught fire. The captain elected to make an emergency landing, made a turn to the right when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area located one km east of Ivantsevo. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

It was determined that gunfire hit the left engine that caught fire in flight, necessitating an emergency landing. Soviet Authorities reported that the decision of the captain to fly at low height was a good decision to avoid any enemy aircraft. Unfortunately, investigations were unable to determine the origin of the gunfire, German or Soviet.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III into the Gullmarsfjorden

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1942 at 0030 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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G-AGDF

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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414-3772

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1941

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The crew was performing a flight from Stockholm-Bromma Airport to Scotland. En route, the left engine failed, forcing the crew to divert to Göteborg-Såtenäs Airport. Shortly later, while cruising at a height of 1,300 meters, the right engine caught fire. The captain decided to make an emergency landing and attempted to ditch the aircraft into the Gullmarsfjorden (Lake Gullmar) located some 15 km west of Uddevalla. By night, the crew was able to land on the lake and the aircraft slid for several yards before coming to rest. All ten occupants took refuge in a dinghy and were later rescued. The aircraft sunk and was lost.

Probable cause:

Left engine failure and right engine fire.

Crash of a Tupolev ANT-35bis in Stockholm

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Tupolev ANT-35 (ANT-35bis & PS-35)

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URSS-M131

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Stockholm – Saint Petersburg

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1937

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During the takeoff roll, the airplane was unable to rotate. It overran and came to rest against an embankment. There were no casualties and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Bellanca CH-400W Skyrocket into the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1936

Type of aircraft:

Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket

Operator:

Kurt V. O. Bjorkvall

Registration:

SE-AFG

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Private

Survivors:

Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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New York – Stockholm

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307

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1935

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The pilot departed Floyd Bennett Field Airport in New York on a transatlantic solo flight to Stockholm-Bromma. While over the North Atlantic and approaching the Irish coast, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot ditch the airplane and was later rescued by the crew of a French trawler. The aircraft sank and was lost.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.