No fatalities

Emergency landing of twin-engine aircraft in Lynge due to fuel exhaustion (OY-ACZ)

Lynge, DenmarkFlight

On March 3, 1954, a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide (registration OY-ACZ) operated by Zonen Aviation - Zone-Redningskorpset Flyve-Tjenesten was involved in an aviation accident near Lynge, Denmark in flight. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The aircraft ran out of fuel during its flight. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 2 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A twin-engine aircraft performing an ambulance mission was forced to perform an emergency landing in a field near Lynge after running out of fuel.

What happened

During the course of an ambulance transport mission, a twin-engine aircraft experienced a critical loss of power. The pilot was compelled to execute an emergency descent and subsequent crash landing within a field situated in the vicinity of Lynge.

While the impact resulted in the total loss of the airframe, there were no fatalities or injuries reported among those on board. The aircraft was declared a write-off following the incident.

Findings

Official investigations into the event concluded that the primary reason for the emergency landing was fuel exhaustion.

Probable cause

The aircraft ran out of fuel during its flight.