Oripää - Turku

On September 27, 1941 at 12:00 AM, Oripää - Turku experienced a crash involving Fokker F8, operated by Finnish Air Force - Suomen Ilmavoimat, with the event recorded near Oripää Finland Proper.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft departed Oripää Airport bound for Turku with a crew of three and one wounded soldier on board. Shortly after take off, at least one engine failed. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area located in Latva, some 5 km of the airport. While the aircraft was destroyed, all three crew members were unhurt and the soldier was later transferred to the hospital.

Aircraft reference details include registration FE-1, MSN 5046, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 60.8560°, 22.6972°.