Accident Details
During a flight at an altitude of 150 meters, the aircraft experienced an engine failure. The pilot managed to restart the engine, but the aircraft lost height during the process. It subsequently contacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located in Sikmarö. The impact destroyed the aircraft.
Occupants
The aircraft carried four occupants. The crew consisted of pilot Karl Axel Olof Arbin and signaller Bo Siggeson Kirsten. The passengers were Jan Holmgren and Han Thorsén. All four occupants sustained injuries as a result of the crash.
Probable Cause
Investigators determined that the engine failure was caused by fuel exhaustion. The fuel selector had been positioned to draw fuel from an empty fuel tank. At the time of the accident, sufficient fuel remained in another fuel tank, but for reasons that could not be determined, the pilot failed to change the fuel selector in due time.