Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 1, 1951, Stockhol...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 1, 1951 near Stockholm-Bromma Uppland, Sweden with no fatalities. Cause: The cause is an engine fire on...
- Date: April 1, 1951
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Stockholm-Bromma Uppland, Sweden
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause is an engine fire on final approach.
An SAS Douglas C 47 flying from Copenhagen to Stockholm lost an engine to fire on final approach to Bromma on 1 April 1951. The crew made an emergency landing short of the runway, where the aircraft came to rest in flames. All 22 occupants got out unhurt, and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.