OY-ACZ
Flight / Schedule
OY-ACZ
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon RapideRegistration
OY-ACZ
MSN
6888
Year of Manufacture
1945
Date
March 3, 1954 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Ambulance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Lynge Nordjylland
Region
Europe • Denmark
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On March 3, 1954 at 12:00 AM, OY-ACZ experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Zonen Aviation - Zone-Redningskorpset Flyve-Tjenesten, with the event recorded near Lynge Nordjylland.
The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. 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.
Aircraft reference details include registration OY-ACZ, MSN 6888, year of manufacture 1945.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Flight Type
Ambulance
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Denmark
Aircraft Details
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