Aalborg – Copenhagen

On February 17, 1947 at 12:00 AM, Aalborg – Copenhagen experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Det Danske Luftfartselskab - DDL, with the event recorded near Malmö Skåne.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While descending to Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, the crew encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions. In such situation, the captain decided to divert to Malmö-Bulltofta Airport but there, weather conditions were poor as well and a landing was not possible. The crew elected to return to Copenhagen but due to fuel shortage, the captain attempted to make an emergency landing on the icy Øresund, about 5 km off Malmö. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest in flames. All four crew members were uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration OY-AEB, MSN 12473, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.5942°, 13.0397°.