Kristianstad – Växjö – Jönköping – Stockholm

On January 15, 1977 at 09:05 AM, Kristianstad – Växjö – Jönköping – Stockholm experienced a crash involving Vickers Viscount, operated by Skyline Sweden, with the event recorded near Stockholm-Bromma Uppland.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.

22 people were known to be on board, 22 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 19, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The aircraft was completing a regular schedule flight from Kristianstad to Stockholm-Bromma with intermediate stop in Växjö and Jönköping, carrying 19 passengers and a crew of three on behalf of Linjeflyg. On approach to Bromma Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather and icing conditions. At an altitude of 1,150 feet and a speed of 137 knots, flaps were deployed at an angle of 40° when control was lost. The airplane entered a nose down attitude and crashed at an angle of 110° and a speed of 210 knots in a parking lot located in the residential area of Kälvesta, about 4,5 km short of runway 12 threshold. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 22 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were considered as marginal with icing conditions and a horizontal visibility of 5 km with a cloud base at 700 feet.

Aircraft reference details include registration SE-FOZ, MSN 372, year of manufacture 1961.