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| Date: | Monday 24 November 2025 |
| Time: | c. 05:45 LT |
| Type: |  Fokker 50 |
| Owner/operator: | PopulAir |
| Registration: | SE-MFZ |
| MSN: | 20159 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW125B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Gällivare Airport (GEV/ESNG) -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Gällivare Airport (GEV/ESNG) |
| Kramfors Airport (KRF/ESNK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A PopulAir Fokker 50, flight APF661,was parked on the apron at GEV when a piece of luggage started smoking as it was being loaded. It was thrown onto the tarmac where it continued to emit smoke until flames were observed, followed by a small explosion.
The plane was evacuated and all the luggage scanned.
It was thought the smoke originated from a headlamp carried inside the bag. It was not confirmed if a lithium battery was involved but the event is similar to those involving lithium battery thermal runaway incidents.
Note: Amapola changed its name to PopulAir as part of a rebranding effort in October 2023.
Sources:
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/norrbotten/vaska-exploderade-och-stoppade-flyg-i-gallivare
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/628495_1713787838.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex OO-VLQ, EC-GBH, EC-869, D-AFKI, PH-LBT, PH-EXC Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 November 2021 | SE-MFZ | Amapola Flyg | 0 | S of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL/EFHK) |  |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2025 06:25 | joker | Added |
| 25-Nov-2025 06:40 | ASN | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 25-Nov-2025 14:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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