Accident SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 OY-SMA, Saturday 24 March 2012
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Date:Saturday 24 March 2012
Time:12:56 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic F260 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260
Owner/operator:private
Registration: OY-SMA
MSN: 2-33
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Skrydstrup AB (EKSP) -   Denmark
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Vojens/Skrydstrup Airport (SKS/EKSP)
Destination airport:Vojens/Skrydstrup Airport (SKS/EKSP)
Investigating agency: HCLJ
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 crashed 3 minutes after take off near Skrydstrup AB - EKSP. After two passes abeam the airport terminal building, a wing-over manoeuvre was executed. While straightening from the dive, the airplane struck trees and crashed.
The passenger, a 37 year old male, was killed and the pilot badly injured. Media reports that the flight was a part of a batchelors party and the passenger was the groom.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: HCLJ
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:


https://www.bt.dk/danmark/polterabend-endte-fatalt-brudgom-doed
https://www.bt.dk/danmark/her-er-doedsflyet
http://www.oy-reg.dk/billeder/l15515.jpg (photo)

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Mar-2012 12:55 Masen63 Added
24-Mar-2012 12:58 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ]
24-Mar-2012 13:49 RobertMB Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
07-May-2012 12:12 harro Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ]
22-Mar-2013 18:44 harro Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
05-Aug-2013 15:56 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, ]
10-Oct-2025 12:53 ASN Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Accident report, ]

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