Wirestrike Accident Globe GC-1B Swift SE-CBF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32034
 
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Date:Thursday 24 January 1957
Time:12:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic GC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Globe GC-1B Swift
Owner/operator:Stig Gruen. But was often used by Lars-Erik Carlfors
Registration: SE-CBF
MSN: 1003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Sundsvall -   Sweden
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:ESNN
Destination airport:Sundsvall
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
After the Globe GC-1B Swift Piloted by Lars-Erik Carlfors collided with three powerlines and was about 164 feet in the air.
Thereafter the plane lost control flew the passenger (John Elvgren) flew out right before the plane hit the ice and killed Lars-Erik Carlfors. John Elvgren survived since he didn't fasten his seatbelt therefore he flew out of the plane while it was out of control unlike Lars-Erik Carlfors who fastened his seatbelt and ultimately crashed with the wheels up and the canopy down.

Sources:

Svensk Flyghistorisk Förening: Svenskt Civilregister (1995)
Östersunds-Posten Fredag 25 Jan. 1957

Images:


Photo of the newspaper Östersund-posten

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
07-Sep-2011 06:53 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
20-Feb-2020 16:04 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
20-Feb-2020 16:04 TB Updated [Narrative]
09-Jan-2022 19:08 HampusCarlfors Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo]

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