Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Ljungbyhed Airport with a second DH.60T Moth operated by the same forces and registered 5112. En route, both aircraft collided south of the airfield. While the pilot of 5106 was able to bail out and survived, both aircraft crashed near the village of Bonnarp and were destroyed. The pilot on board 5112, Lt B. E. Behm was killed.

Flight / Schedule

Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed

Registration

5106

MSN

1703

Year of Manufacture

1930

Date

September 1, 1931 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Ljungbyhed Skåne

Region

Europe • Sweden

Coordinates

56.0744°, 13.2336°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On September 1, 1931 at 12:00 AM, Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Swedish Air Force - Flygvapnet, with the event recorded near Ljungbyhed Skåne.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Ljungbyhed Airport with a second DH.60T Moth operated by the same forces and registered 5112. En route, both aircraft collided south of the airfield. While the pilot of 5106 was able to bail out and survived, both aircraft crashed near the village of Bonnarp and were destroyed. The pilot on board 5112, Lt B. E. Behm was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5106, MSN 1703, year of manufacture 1930.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.0744°, 13.2336°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Ljungbyhed Airport with a second DH.60T Moth operated by the same forces and registered 5112. En route, both aircraft collided south of the airfield. While the pilot of 5106 was able to bail out and survived, both aircraft crashed near the village of Bonnarp and were destroyed. The pilot on board 5112, Lt B. E. Behm was killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

1

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

1

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 1

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Europe • Sweden

Aircraft Details

Registration

5106

MSN

1703

Year of Manufacture

1930