- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | February 08, 1949 |
Time: | 19:56 |
Location: | Off Copenhagen, Denmark |
Operator: | Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Paris - Copenhagen |
AC Type: | Vickers 628 Viking 1B |
Registration: | OY-DLU |
cn / ln: | 199 |
Aboard: | 27 (passengers:23 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 27 (passengers:23 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed in the sea off the Swedish coast after the pilot was told to enter a holding pattern for Copenhagen, since it was closed to inbound traffic. The aircraft was directed to land on Runway 22 but failed to make the landing. The wreckage was found a month later on the bottom of the ocean. Cause undetermined. |
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