Aero Flight 311

When

3 Jan 1961

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

63.14° N, 21.83° E

Description

1961 aviation accident in Kvevlax, Finland

Deaths

25

Injured

0

Participants

1

Cause

pilot error, stall

1961 aviation accident in Kvevlax, Finland

Aero Flight 311, often referred to as the Kvevlax air disaster, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aero O/Y between Kronoby and Vaasa in Finland. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3, crashed in the municipality Kvevlax, nowadays part of Korsholm on 3 January 1961, killing all twenty-five people on board. The disaster remains the deadliest aviation accident in Finnish history.

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