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Crash of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain in Borlänge: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1986
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Operator:
Travelair - Sweden
Registration:
SE-IDU
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
31-8152036
YOM:
1981
Location:
Borlänge-Dala
Dalarna
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On approach to Borlänge-Dala Airport, the twin engine aircraft struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located 11 km short of runway 14. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C in Borlänge: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1983 at 0855 LT
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
Operator:
Registration:
SE-GIS
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mora – Gävle
MSN:
31-7512028
YOM:
1975
Location:
Borlänge-Dala
Dalarna
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a positioning flight from Mora to Gävle. En route, while flying in marginal weather conditions over the Borlänge area, the pilot misinterpreted instruments settings and started a descent to the Borlänge-Dala Airport while he was supposed to land at Gävle-Sandviken Airport located about 85 km east of its actual position. Due to poor visibility, he was unable to locate the airport. Following two missed approaches, the twin engine airplane struck a hill and crashed about 4 km south of Borlänge. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Crew error.
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