Douglas DC-6 crash, Nov 28, 1957, Norrköping Östergötland
Douglas DC-6 accident on November 28, 1957 near Norrköping Östergötland, Sweden with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure..
- Date: November 28, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: Norrköping Östergötland, Sweden
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine failure.
On a local training flight from Norrköping Kungsängen, the SAS Douglas DC 6 had an engine fire and asked for an emergency landing. The crew could not lower the undercarriage, so the aircraft made a belly landing and slid to a stop in flames. All five crew members escaped uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.