Cessna 402 crash, Feb 13, 1978 (4 killed), Gävle Gästrikland
Cessna 402 accident on February 13, 1978 near Gävle Gästrikland, Sweden with 4 fatalities. Cause: Crew did not follow the published NDB approach...
- Date: February 13, 1978
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Gävle Gästrikland, Sweden
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew did not follow the published NDB approach procedure, and the pilot did not realize the altitude was too low in darkness and snowfall.
A Cessna 402B on a charter flight from Stockholm-Bromma to Gävle with three passengers and two crew struck treetops on approach to Gävle at night in snowfall. It crashed in a wooded area about 5 km south of the airfield. Four occupants were killed and one passenger survived.