Narrative:
The Vickers Viking aircraft, named "Torulf Viking", landed in shallow water, 500 m from the runway while on a night time approach to Kastrup Airport.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 29 December 1947 |
| Type: | Vickers 628 Viking 1B |
| Operator: | Det Danske Luftfartselskab - DDL |
| Registration: | OY-DLI |
| MSN: | 197 |
| First flight: | 1947-06-05 (7 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 611 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 0,5 km (0.3 mls) off København-Kastrup Airport (CPH) ( Denmark)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB), France |
| København-Kastrup Airport (CPH/EKCH), Denmark | |
| Flightnumber: | DD1751 |
The Vickers Viking aircraft, named "Torulf Viking", landed in shallow water, 500 m from the runway while on a night time approach to Kastrup Airport.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
» Piston Engine Airliner Production List / A.B. Eastwood, J. Roach, 1996» WAAS
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to København-Kastrup Airport as the crow flies is 1005 km (628 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Paris-Le Bourget Airport to København-Kastrup Airport as the crow flies is 1005 km (628 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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