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| Date: | Friday 9 October 1998 |
| Time: | 22:51 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-223 Adv. (F) |
| Owner/operator: | DHL, opb European Air Transport |
| Registration: | OO-DHW |
| MSN: | 20993/1189 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | 50 NM West of Helsinki -
 Finland
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL/EFHK) |
| London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Finland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On Friday 9 October 1998, at 22.51 local time, an air traffic incident occurred about 50 NM west of Helsinki at an altitude of 6250 metres. The incident involved a DC-9-81 (MD-81) airliner, call sign SAS 714, which was operated by Scandinavian Airlines System on a scheduled flight from Copenhagen to Helsinki, and a B727-223F airliner, call sign BCS 6514, which was on a cargo flight from Helsinki to Gatwick operated by European Air Transport. The aircraft were on intersecting flight paths and eventually passed each other so that the required minimum separation was broken.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://turvallisuustutkinta.fi/material/attachments/otkes/tutkintaselostukset/en/ilmailuonnettomuuksientutkinta/1998/c241998l_tutkintaselostus/c241998l_tutkintaselostus.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/27857 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2025 17:18 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 19-Jun-2025 17:19 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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