SE-AAB

En route, while flying in foggy conditions, the single engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a hilly terrain and wooded area located in Vännäs, northwest of Umeå. The aircraft was destroyed while the pilot A. Widell was injured.

Flight / Schedule

SE-AAB

Aircraft

Junkers F.13

Registration

SE-AAB

MSN

714

Year of Manufacture

1924

Operator

AB Flygtrafik

Date

October 1, 1935 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Crash Location

Vännäs Västerbotten

Region

Europe • Sweden

Coordinates

63.9500°, 19.6667°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On October 1, 1935 at 12:00 AM, SE-AAB experienced a crash involving Junkers F.13, operated by AB Flygtrafik, with the event recorded near Vännäs Västerbotten.

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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. En route, while flying in foggy conditions, the single engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a hilly terrain and wooded area located in Vännäs, northwest of Umeå. The aircraft was destroyed while the pilot A. Widell was injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration SE-AAB, MSN 714, year of manufacture 1924.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 63.9500°, 19.6667°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

En route, while flying in foggy conditions, the single engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a hilly terrain and wooded area located in Vännäs, northwest of Umeå. The aircraft was destroyed while the pilot A. Widell was injured.

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

Operator

AB Flygtrafik

Flight Type

Postal (mail)

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Mountains

Region / Country

Europe • Sweden

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Junkers F.13

Registration

SE-AAB

MSN

714

Year of Manufacture

1924