6 fatalities

Fatal crash during approach to Stockholm-Bromma (SE-BAM)

Stallarholmen, SwedenLanding (descent or approach)

On December 4, 1945, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress (registration SE-BAM) operated by Aktiebolaget Aerotransport - ABA was involved in an aviation accident near Stallarholmen, Sweden during landing or approach. 6 people were killed. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The aircraft was too low on approach and struck terrain near Stallarholmen. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 7 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Aircraft struck a wooded hill near Stallarholmen while on final approach to Stockholm-Bromma, resulting in the deaths of all six crew members.

What happened

The flight originated in Prague with a planned direct route to Stockholm-Bromma. During the initial phase of the approach toward the Swedish coast, adverse weather conditions necessitated an unscheduled diversion to Göteborg Airport.

Upon arrival at the diversion point, all passengers disembarked. The crew then resumed their journey to the original destination. While executing the final approach into Stockholm-Bromma, the aircraft descended below the safe glide path. It subsequently impacted a wooded hill situated in Stallarholmen, approximately 40 kilometers west of the airfield.

The impact resulted in the total destruction of the airframe. All six members of the flight crew were killed in the accident.

Probable cause

The aircraft was too low on approach and struck terrain near Stallarholmen.