# NTSB CEN13WA311: Saab 91C, Söderhamn, Sweden, June 1, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 1, 2013, 12:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place: Söderhamn, Sweden
- Coordinates: 61.243331, 17.111665
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2433&lon=17.1117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Swedish Accident Investigation Authority, Lycoming Engines
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87061
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13WA311
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87061/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA311

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Post-impact: Fire/smoke (post-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170); cases with it: [All aircraft, 354 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/170/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 1, 2013, at 1215 universal coordinated time, a SAAB model 91C (Safir) airplane, Swedish registration SE-KVC, collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from the Söderhamn Airport (ESNY), near Söderhamn, Sweden. A postimpact fire destroyed the airplane. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by F15 Flygklubb of Söderhamn, Sweden. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local airshow flight. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Swedish Government. Further information may be obtained from: Statens haverikommission (Swedish Accident Investigation Authority) P.O. Box 12538 SE-102 29 Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46 8 508 862 00 Fax: +46 8 508 862 90 Email: info@havkom.se Webpage: www.havkom.se This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Swedish Accident Investigation Authority.

## Aircraft

- Registration: SE-KVZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 91C
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 91403
- Engines: Lycoming O-435-A 190 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Air race/show, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: F15 Flygklubb
- Registered owner: F15 Flygklubb
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: ESNY, Söderhamn
- Destination: ESNY, Söderhamn
- Airport: ESNY, Söderhamn Airport

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; injuries: fatal; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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