Denmark

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The crew was engaged in a cargo flight when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances while taking off from Aarhus-Tirstrup Airport. Both occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Lynge

Date & Time: Mar 3, 1954

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OY-ACZ

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6888

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1945

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While completing an ambulance flight, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a fuel exhaustion. The twin engine aircraft crash landed in a field located in Lynge. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I near Rønne: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1953

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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21-237

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Positioning

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Mountains

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Rønne (Bornholm Island)

Hovedstaden

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Denmark

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Europe

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While descending to Rønne Airport, the twin engine aircraft went through a patch of fog when it struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located about nine km northeast of the airfield. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt N. B. Larsen,
Lt Bent Helge Stier Andersen.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Copenhagen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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21-211

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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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 an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Værløse AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1950

Type of aircraft:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford

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21-235

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Training

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Værløse - Værløse

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The pilot was sole on board this twin engine aircraft to perform a local training sortie. Shortly after takeoff from Værløse AFB, while climbing to an altitude of 300 meters, the aircraft collided with a Danish Air Force North American Harvard. Registered 32-353, this second aircraft was carrying a crew of two who were also performing a local training sortie and were trying to land at the time of the collision. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew Oxford:
2nd Lt Jørgen Gerhard Christensen, pilot.
Crew Harvard:
Lt Jørgen Hindse-Nielsen, pilot,
Harry Smedegaard Marquart, passenger.

Crash of a Vickers 628 Viking 1B in Copenhagen

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1947 at 1900 LT

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Vickers Viking

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OY-DLI

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Paris – Copenhagen

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197

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1947

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DD1751

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On final approach to Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, the twin engine aircraft went unstable, rolled left and right, stalled and crashed in a flat position in the Øresund, about 500 meters short of runway threshold. While all 15 occupants were uninjured and quickly rescued, the aircraft christened 'Torulf Viking' was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Miles M.57 Aerovan III in Hadbjerg

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1947

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Miles M.57 Aerovan

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OO-HOM

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Hamburg – Oslo

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6381

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1946

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Hadbjerg, northwest of Aarhus. The aircraft was written off while there were no casualties.

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

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1947 at 1532 LT

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Douglas DC-3

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PH-TCR

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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

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G-AIHL

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