Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed
Flight / Schedule
Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.60 MothRegistration
5112
MSN
1722
Year of Manufacture
1930
Operator
Swedish Air Force - FlygvapnetDate
September 1, 1931 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight 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, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, 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 5106. 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 5112, MSN 1722, year of manufacture 1930.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 56.0744°, 13.2336°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
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 5106. 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
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed
Operator
Swedish Air Force - FlygvapnetFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Sweden
