Linköping - Linköping

The pilot was performing a circular training flight from Linköping Airport. While flying at low height over the city of Malmslätt, east of Linköping, the single engine aircraft hit a pine tree and crashed. The pilot was injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Flight / Schedule

Linköping - Linköping

Registration

5-3

MSN

1719

Year of Manufacture

1931

Date

August 6, 1936 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Linköping Östergötland

Region

Europe • Sweden

Coordinates

58.4199°, 15.6169°

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On August 6, 1936 at 12:00 AM, Linköping - Linköping experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.60 Moth, operated by Swedish Air Force - Flygvapnet, with the event recorded near Linköping Östergötland.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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 was performing a circular training flight from Linköping Airport. While flying at low height over the city of Malmslätt, east of Linköping, the single engine aircraft hit a pine tree and crashed. The pilot was injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5-3, MSN 1719, year of manufacture 1931.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 58.4199°, 15.6169°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The pilot was performing a circular training flight from Linköping Airport. While flying at low height over the city of Malmslätt, east of Linköping, the single engine aircraft hit a pine tree and crashed. The pilot was injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

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

Linköping - Linköping

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Sweden

Aircraft Details

Registration

5-3

MSN

1719

Year of Manufacture

1931