Lidköping - Lidköping

The crew was conducting a training exercise around Lidköping Airport. Completing a stall and a dive, the pilot pulled up too late to recover control of the aircraft that hit tree tops. The right wing was sheared off and the aircraft crashed in flames in a wooded area. All four crew members were killed.

Flight / Schedule

Lidköping - Lidköping

Aircraft

Caproni Ca.133

Registration

3339

MSN

4946

Date

July 3, 1941 at 10:30 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Lidköping Västergötland

Region

Europe • Sweden

Crash Cause

Human factor

Narrative Report

On July 3, 1941 at 10:30 AM, Lidköping - Lidköping experienced a crash involving Caproni Ca.133, operated by Swedish Air Force - Flygvapnet, with the event recorded near Lidköping Västergötland.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was conducting a training exercise around Lidköping Airport. Completing a stall and a dive, the pilot pulled up too late to recover control of the aircraft that hit tree tops. The right wing was sheared off and the aircraft crashed in flames in a wooded area. All four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 3339, MSN 4946.

Fatalities

Total

4

Crew

4

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was conducting a training exercise around Lidköping Airport. Completing a stall and a dive, the pilot pulled up too late to recover control of the aircraft that hit tree tops. The right wing was sheared off and the aircraft crashed in flames in a wooded area. All four crew members were killed.

Cause: Human factor

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Lidköping - Lidköping

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Europe • Sweden

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Caproni Ca.133

Registration

3339

MSN

4946