Avro 19 crash, Sep 23, 1950 (10 killed), Karlstad Värmland
Avro 19 accident on September 23, 1950 near Karlstad Värmland, Sweden with 10 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was overloaded and its centre of gravity...
- Date: September 23, 1950
- Aircraft: Avro 19
- Location: Karlstad Värmland, Sweden
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft was overloaded and its centre of gravity was outside the permitted envelope.
A Svenska Aero Avro 19 stalled while climbing through about 200 feet after takeoff from Karlstad on a scheduled flight to Stockholm on 23 September 1950. It crashed with both engines at full power, was destroyed on impact, and all ten occupants were killed.