Stockholm – Kristiania

On October 19, 1920 at 12:00 AM, Stockholm – Kristiania experienced a crash involving Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8, operated by Tryggve Gran, with the event recorded near Örebro Närke.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Stockholm to Kristiania, the engine caught fire. The crew made an emergency landing in an open field located in Örebro and extinguished the fire. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft went out of control and crashed upside down. Both occupants, Major Tryggve Gran and Captain Larry Carter, were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-EATP, MSN H4600, year of manufacture 1920.