Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 06 JAN 1987 |
| Time: | 09:12 |
| Type: | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10R |
| Operator: | Transwede |
| Registration: | SE-DEC |
| C/n / msn: | 263 |
| First flight: | 1970 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 27 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) (Sweden)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN/ESSA), Sweden |
| Alicante Airport (ALC/LEAL), Spain |
The nose pitched down at a height of 10m after takeoff. The Caravelle hit the runway hard causing the landing gear to fail. The aircraft slid off the runway and caught fire.
PROBALE CAUSE: Flight control problems and ice accumulation on the stabilizer.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 243
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/88 (#2)
Photos
SE-DEC was later used by the Arlanda ARFF
Map
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 Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Alicante Airport as the crow flies is 2691 km (1682 miles).
Distance from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Alicante Airport as the crow flies is 2691 km (1682 miles).
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.
