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Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver off Uusikaupunki

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1973
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Registration:
BV-1
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1061
YOM:
1957
Location:
Uusikaupunki
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Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing off Uusikaupunki, the single engine overturned, came to rest upside down and sank. The occupant's fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Fokker F8 in Latva

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Fokker F8
Operator:
Registration:
FE-1
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Oripää - Turku
MSN:
5046
YOM:
1928
Location:
Oripää
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Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Oripää Airport bound for Turku, carrying a wounded soldier and three crew members. Shortly after takeoff, at least one engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in a wooded area located in Latva, some 5 km from the airport. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members were uninjured. The wounded soldier was later transferred to a local hospital.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by air in the fuel supply system.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Viipuri: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
MO-98
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
VL-3
YOM:
1929
Location:
Viipuri
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Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a training mission, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members, an instructor and a student pilot, were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Viipuri:1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1930
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
MO-97
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
VL-2
YOM:
1929
Location:
Viipuri
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Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the single engine aircraft collided in flight with an unidentified aircraft and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
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