Aero Flight 311
1961 aviation accident in Kvevlax, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aero Flight 311, often referred to as the Kvevlax air disaster, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aero O/Y (now Finnair) between Kronoby and Vaasa in Finland. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3, crashed in the municipality Kvevlax (Finnish: Koivulahti), nowadays part of Korsholm (Finnish: Mustasaari) on 3 January 1961, killing all twenty-five people on board. The disaster remains the deadliest aviation accident in Finnish history. The investigation revealed that both pilots were intoxicated and should not have been flying.[1]
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Accident | |
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Date | 3 January 1961 |
Summary | Pilot error aggravated by alcohol intoxication, stall |
Site | Kvevlax, Korsholm, Ostrobothnia, Finland 63°08′25″N 21°49′58″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
Operator | Aero O/Y |
Registration | OH-LCC |
Flight origin | Kronoby Airport |
Destination | Vaasa Airport |
Occupants | 25 |
Passengers | 22 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 25 |
Survivors | 0 |
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