Date: | Tuesday 3 January 1961 |
Time: | 07:40 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C) |
Owner/operator: | Aero OY |
Registration: | OH-LCC |
MSN: | 25511/14066 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Total airframe hrs: | 24349 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Koivulahti -
Finland
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Kokkola/Pietarsaari-Kruunupyy Airport (KOK/EFKK) |
Destination airport: | Vaasa Airport (VAA/EFVA) |
Investigating agency: | CoI Finland |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The DC-3 crashed in the woods in the village of Koivulahti, some 10,5 km from the Vaasa runway.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The probable cause of the accident was the wrong execution of a left turn at low altitude at night, as a result of which the aircraft stalled, lost its manoeuvrability and went into a spin. Contributing factor: As a consequence of having had alcoholic drinks and insufficient sleep the night before the, the pilot was not considered to be in a satisfactory mental and physical condition to undertake the flight. For the same reason, the co-pilot should not have been allowed to start on the flight in question."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | CoI Finland |
Report number: | final report |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
Douglas DC-3 Production List (Issue no. 28)
Location
Images:
photo (c) Alma Media Suomi; Koivulahti; January 1961; (publicdomain)
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