1977 Skyline Sweden Vickers Viscount 838 airplane crash
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 A view of the wreckage, in which the inverted tailplane is clearly visible as the only recognisable part |
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| Date | January 15, 1977 |
| Type | mechanical failure; pilot error |
| Site | Kälvesta, Sweden |
| Fatalities | 22 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers 838 Viscount |
| Operator | Skyline Sweden |
| Tail number | SE-FOZ |
| Passengers | 19 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1977 Skyline Sweden Vickers Viscount 838 airplane crash was a scheduled Skyline Sweden passenger flight that crashed into a residential area on January 15, 1977, killing all 22 people on board.
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[edit] Final moments
The airplane, a Vickers 838 Viscount, was at an altitude of 1,150 feet and was descending to land at the Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA/ESSB), serving Stockholm. Suddenly, the aircraft experienced a loss of pitch control. The aircraft went into a steep dive and crashed into the residential area of Kälvesta, five miles short of the runway. The aircraft impacted a car park, and no one on the ground was killed. All 19 passengers and 3 crew members on board the airplane were killed.
[edit] Investigation
A full investigation into the cause of the accident was conducted by the Government of Sweden. The investigation came to the following conclusions:
The aircraft had been cruising for a long period with the number two and number three engines at a low power setting. This meant that the anti-icing systems run from the engines were not at a temperature sufficient for them to operate correctly. As a result, ice built up on the stabilizer, which disrupted the airflow, causing the loss of pitch control.
