 A Douglas DC-3 of Aero similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 November 1963 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Near Mariehamn Airport, Jomala, Åland, Finland 60°07′19″N 19°53′47″E / 60.12194°N 19.89639°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator | Aero O/Y |
| IATA flight No. | AY217 |
| ICAO flight No. | FIN217 |
| Call sign | FINNAIR 217 |
| Registration | OH-LCA |
| Flight origin | Helsinki Airport |
| Stopover | Turku Airport |
| Destination | Mariehamn Airport |
| Occupants | 25 |
| Passengers | 22 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 22 |
| Survivors | 3 |
Aero Flight 217 was a domestic passenger flight from Helsinki, Finland, to Mariehamn in the autonomous territory of Åland, operated by the Finnish flag carrier Aero O/Y (now Finnair). On 8 November 1963, the aircraft serving the flight crashed in poor visibility while attempting to land on a non-precision approach at Mariehamn Airport in the municipality of Jomala, resulting in the deaths of 22 people out of 25 on board. The crash remains the second most deadly aviation accident in Finland, the first being Aero Flight 311 almost two years earlier.[1]
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) OH-LCA Mariehamn Airport (MHQ)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 July 2020.