Stockholm – Hultsfred – Halmstad – Ängelholm

On November 20, 1964 at 09:14 PM, Stockholm – Hultsfred – Halmstad – Ängelholm experienced a crash involving Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, operated by Linjeflyg, with the event recorded near Ängelholm Skåne.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

43 people were known to be on board, 31 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 72.1%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 39, passenger fatalities: 29, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane departed Stockholm-Bromma Airport at 1946LT bound for Ängelholm-Helsinborg Airport with intermediate stops at Hultsfred and Halmstad. Due to poor weather en route, the crew was instructed by ATC to fly directly to Ängelholm and continued at an altitude of 12,000 feet. On final approach by night, the aircraft was off course and too low. In a relative flat attitude, the airplane struck the ground with its starboard wing tip and landing gear. Eighty meters further, it collided with the overhead lines of the West Coast Railway Line, knocking off two concrete posts. It continued for another 170 meters, struck again the ground, went upside down and slid for 150 meters before coming to rest. Both pilots and 29 passengers were killed while two other crew members and 10 passengers were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was totally destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration SE-CCK, MSN 195, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.2382°, 12.8759°.