Accident Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C) OH-LCC, Tuesday 3 January 1961

Date:	Tuesday 3 January 1961
Time:	07:40
Type:	Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C)
Owner/operator:	Aero OY
Registration:	OH-LCC
MSN:	25511/14066
Year of manufacture:	1944
Total airframe hrs:	24349 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Koivulahti - Finland
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Kokkola/Pietarsaari-Kruunupyy Airport (KOK/EFKK)
Destination airport:	Vaasa Airport (VAA/EFVA)
Investigating agency:	CoI Finland
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The DC-3 crashed in the woods in the village of Koivulahti, some 10,5 km from the Vaasa runway.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The probable cause of the accident was the wrong execution of a left turn at low altitude at night, as a result of which the aircraft stalled, lost its manoeuvrability and went into a spin. Contributing factor: As a consequence of having had alcoholic drinks and insufficient sleep the night before the, the pilot was not considered to be in a satisfactory mental and physical condition to undertake the flight. For the same reason, the co-pilot should not have been allowed to start on the flight in question."

Accident investigation: