Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 8, 1963 (22 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 8, 1963 near Mariehamn Åland, Finland with 22 fatalities. Cause: The Board found that the pilot...
- Date: November 8, 1963
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mariehamn Åland, Finland
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The Board found that the pilot misconceived his altitude during the instrument approach; it could not be determined whether a faulty altimeter or human error was responsible.
Aero Flight 217, a Douglas DC 3 on a scheduled domestic service from Helsinki to Mariehamn via Turku, struck trees during a non precision approach in fog and crashed short of the runway on 8 November 1963. 22 of the 25 people on board were killed. Investigators concluded the pilots lacked awareness of the aircraft altitude or position.