1978 Finnish Air Force DC-3 crash

When

3 Oct 1978

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

63.01° N, 27.82° E

Description

aircraft accident in Siilinjärvi, Finland, on 1978-10-03

Deaths

15

Injured

0

Participants

1

Cause

engine failure on take-off

1978 military aviation disaster in Rissala, Finland

The Finnish Air Force DC-3 disaster occurred when a plane of this class crashed into Lake Juurusvesi in Rissala on 3 October 1978, killing all fifteen people on board. It was caused by a cracked exhaust valve, resulting from metal fatigue in an engine cylinder. Most of the victims were politicians and prominent businessmen attending a National Defence Course meeting organized by the Finnish Defence Forces.

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