79005

On October 9, 1974 at 12:00 AM, 79005 experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Swedish Air Force - Flygvapnet, with the event recorded near Nyköping Södermanland.

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

27 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 27 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 24, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. After landing at Nyköping Airport, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and collided with trees. All 27 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration 79005, MSN 16498/33246, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 58.7545°, 17.0121°.