Blekinge

The approach to Ronneby-Kallinge Airport was initiated in limited visibility due to rain falls. On short final, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located six km short of runway threshold. All eight occupants have been killed.

The crew was performing a training flight in Ronneby, consisting of touch and goes. On touchdown, the aircraft bounced and the crew increased power but the left engine did not response properly, maybe due to a magneto issue. The aircraft lost height and hit the ground, causing the left main gear to roll in the snow for about twenty meters. The plane then gain height, veered to the left, hit trees and crashed in a field. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was involved in a reconnaissance mission over the Baltic Sea with two other similar aircraft. En route, the weather conditions deteriorated and the visual contact was lost as the aircraft crashed into the sea off the Utlängan Island, south Sweden. Some debris were found but no trace of the four crew members.