N-605

The crew was completing a training flight when an engine failed in flight. The captain decided to ditch the aircraft in the Kattegat, off Hesselø Island. All 20 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Flight / Schedule

N-605

Registration

N-605

MSN

10710

Year of Manufacture

1945

Date

November 8, 1965 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Hesselø Hovedstaden

Region

Europe • Denmark

Coordinates

56.1965°, 11.7061°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On November 8, 1965 at 12:00 AM, N-605 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Royal Danish Air Force - Flyvevåbnet, with the event recorded near Hesselø Hovedstaden.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

20 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 20 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a training flight when an engine failed in flight. The captain decided to ditch the aircraft in the Kattegat, off Hesselø Island. All 20 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Aircraft reference details include registration N-605, MSN 10710, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.1965°, 11.7061°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was completing a training flight when an engine failed in flight. The captain decided to ditch the aircraft in the Kattegat, off Hesselø Island. All 20 occupants were rescued while the aircraft was lost.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

16

Estimated Survivors

20

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 20

Operational Details

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Europe • Denmark

Aircraft Details

Registration

N-605

MSN

10710

Year of Manufacture

1945