Fatal Events Since 1970 for SAS
The following events are those involving at least one passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role. Excluded would be events where the only passengers killed were stowaways, hijackers, or saboteurs.
- 8 October 2001; SAS MD87; Milan Italy:
The aircraft was taking off from Milan's Linate airport for a flight to Copenhagen when it collided with a Cessna Citation on the fog-shrouded runway.
The airliner then crashed into a nearby hanger and caught fire.
There was no indication that this event was the result of a hijacking, sabotage, or other act of violence.
All six crew members and 104 passengers on the airliner were killed, as were the four occupants of the business jet and four airport workers on the ground.
Fatal events involving the MD80 series aircraft
Other Serious Accidents
27 December 1991; SAS MD81; Stockholm, Sweden:
Shortly after departure on a flight from Stockholm to Copenhagen, both engines lost power due to ice ingestion.
The ice had formed on the upper surfaces of the wings overnight and had not been fully removed by a pre-takeoff de-icing.
During liftoff, clear ice broke off the wings and ingested by the engines, causing damage to the engine fan stages and leading to a loss of power when the aircraft was at about 3000 feet.
The crew was able to make an unpowered landing and although the fuselage was broken in several places, none of the aircraft's occupants were killed.
Unpowered Jet Airliner Landings
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