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Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C off Oulu

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1992
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
Operator:
Registration:
OH-PRA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
31-7612080
YOM:
1976
Location:
Oulu
Northern Ostrobothnia
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a maritime patrol flight on behalf of the Finnish Border Guards (Rajavartiolaitos). While descending to Oulu Airport, both engines stopped simultaneously. The crew reduced his altitude and ditched the aircraft in the Liminga Bay, few km from the airport. Both pilots were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.86B Express in Helsinki-Malmi

Date & Time: May 2, 1940
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.86 Express
Operator:
Registration:
OH-IPA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Helsinki – Jyväskylä
MSN:
2353
YOM:
1936
Location:
Helsinki-Malmi
Uusimaa
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was performing a positioning flight from Malmi Airport to Tikkakoski Airport in Jyväskylä. During the take off run, in unclear circumstances, the four engine aircraft collided with a Finnish Air Force (Suomen Ilmavoimat) Brewster 239 BW-394. Both aircraft were damaged beyond repair and the pilot was injured.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the pilot was unaccustomed with this type of aircraft and miscalculated the takeoff distance.
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