 The tail of OH-LCC at the crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 January 1961 |
| Summary | Pilot error aggravated by alcohol intoxication, stall |
| Site | Kvevlax, Korsholm, Ostrobothnia, Finland 63°08′25″N 21°49′58″E / 63.14028°N 21.83278°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator | Aero O/Y |
| Registration | OH-LCC |
| Flight origin | Kronoby Airport |
| Destination | Vaasa Airport |
| Occupants | 25 |
| Passengers | 22 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 25 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Aero Flight 311, often referred to as the Kvevlax air disaster, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aero O/Y (now Finnair) between Kronoby and Vaasa in Finland. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3, crashed in the municipality Kvevlax (Finnish: Koivulahti), nowadays part of Korsholm (Finnish: Mustasaari) on 3 January 1961, killing all twenty-five people on board. The disaster remains the deadliest aviation accident in Finnish history. The investigation revealed that both pilots were intoxicated and should not have been flying.[1]
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C) OH-LCC Koivulahti". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 July 2020.