ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89373
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 November 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | SAAB S 18A |
| Owner/operator: | Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) |
| Registration: | F21-23 |
| MSN: | 18126 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Avabådan, Sundsvall, near -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | F21 Luleå |
| F21 Luleå |
Training landing at F21 AB using navigation beacons. However the weather goes from bad to worse and several landings are aborted. The a/c is trying reach Sundsvall/Härnösand Airport but is also aborted due to low clouds and surrounding mountains.
The canopy is ejected and the lookout is seated in the engineers lap. The a/c is ditched in Gulf of Bothnia close to Avabådan due to fuel starvation. The ditching is a success, the a/c remains floating and the life raft is inflated and crew is later rescued by local fishermen.
Sources:
http://forum3.sff.n.se/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2745
flyghistoria.org
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2011 02:56 | Masen63 | Added |
| 20-Feb-2015 14:38 | Masen63 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 20:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 26-Sep-2023 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Location]] |
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