Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 29 August 1944
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AGIH
Location: Mount Kinnekulle, NE of Lidkping –
ÿ Sweden
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Aircraft navigation system and communication equipment.Aircraft navigation system and communication equipment.
Category: Accident
A Norwegian passenger aircraft crashed into hilly terrain in bad weather en route from Stockholm-Bromma (BMA) to Leuchars, Scotland, due to radio and navigation errors. Three crew and twelve passengers were on board, with all Norwegian nationals. Four survived, and the aircraft was leased to the Norwegian government as a part of a lend-lease agreement due to the German occupation of Norway. The flight was operated by British Airways.A Norwegian passenger aircraft crashed into hilly terrain in bad weather en route from Stockholm-Bromma (BMA) to Leuchars, Scotland, due to radio and navigation errors. Three crew and twelve passengers were on board, with all Norwegian nationals. Four survived, and the aircraft was leased to the Norwegian government as a part of a lend-lease agreement due to the German occupation of Norway. The flight was operated by British Airways.
Description
The flight was enroute from Stockholm-Bromma (BMA) to Leuchars, Scotland . It crashed into hilly terrain in bad weather after being directed to either Stens or Torslanda at Gothenburg, Sweden, because of radio and navigation problems. Three crew and 12 passengers were on board, all Norwegian. Four passengers survived. The airplane was given to the Norwegian government in exile as a part of the lend-lease agreement. It was operate by BOAC due to the German occupation of Norway.
Source of Information
http://www.luftfartshistorie.no/fly/Lockheed_Lodestar_i_norsk_tjeneste_fra_1941_til_1950#Stockholmsruten_1944http://www.luftfartshistorie.no/fly/Lockheed_Lodestar_i_norsk_tjeneste_fra_1941_til_1950#Stockholmsruten_1944Primary Cause
Radio and navigation errors caused by bad weather.Radio and navigation errors caused by bad weather.Share on:
