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| Date: | Thursday 24 January 1957 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Globe GC-1B Swift |
| Owner/operator: | Stig Gruen. But was often used by Lars-Erik Carlfors |
| Registration: | SE-CBF |
| MSN: | 1003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sundsvall -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | ESNN |
| Sundsvall | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After the Globe GC-1B Swift Piloted by Lars-Erik Carlfors collided with three powerlines and was about 164 feet in the air.
Thereafter the plane lost control flew the passenger (John Elvgren) flew out right before the plane hit the ice and killed Lars-Erik Carlfors. John Elvgren survived since he didn't fasten his seatbelt therefore he flew out of the plane while it was out of control unlike Lars-Erik Carlfors who fastened his seatbelt and ultimately crashed with the wheels up and the canopy down.
Sources:
Svensk Flyghistorisk Förening: Svenskt Civilregister (1995)
Östersunds-Posten Fredag 25 Jan. 1957
Images:
Photo of the newspaper Östersund-posten
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Sep-2011 06:53 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2020 16:04 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2020 16:04 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2022 19:08 | HampusCarlfors | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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