Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 3, 1961 (25 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 3, 1961 near Koivulahti Ostrobothnia, Finland with 25 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error during a left...
- Date: January 3, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Koivulahti Ostrobothnia, Finland
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error during a left turn on approach at low altitude, with both pilots intoxicated and unfit to fly
Aero Flight 311, a Douglas DC 3 operated by Aero O/Y, now Finnair, was flying from Kronoby to Vaasa in Finland on 3 January 1961. During the approach it stalled in a steep turn and crashed into woods near Kvevlax at 07:40, killing all 25 people on board. The cause was pilot error aggravated by alcohol intoxication, and it remains the worst aviation accident in Finland.