| Date: | Wednesday 30 June 1920 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page O/400 |
| Owner/operator: | Handley Page Transport |
| Registration: | G-EAKE |
| MSN: | HP-22 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1919 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Östanå -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Stockholm (unknown airport) |
| Kjeller Air Base (ENKJ) |
The Handley Page O/400 transport plane participated in a competition between Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway and Stockholm, Sweden regarding a possible airmail contract.
After having passed Örebro one of the engines caught fire due to a broken fuel line. The pilot turned off the engine. Altitude was list and a forced landing was carried out. After a rough landing and bounce, the plane caught fire and was destroyed.
Sources:
Handley Page O/400, G-EAKE in Norway
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