# List of Scandinavian Airlines accidents and incidents

**Section:** List

| Date | Location | Type | Aircraft | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 1948 15:03 | United Kingdom Northwood, near RAF Northolt, London, United Kingdom 51°36′00″N 0°27′11″W / 51.60°N 0.453°W | Mid-air collision | Douglas DC-6 (SE-BDA) | After an hour of circling over Northolt, the SAS aircraft announced its departure from the stack. Upon gaining height, it collided with an Avro York of the Royal Air Force. |
| 22 January 1949 | Sweden Luleå Airport, Luleå, Sweden 65°32′37″N 022°07′19″E / 65.54361°N 22.12194°E | Fire | Douglas C-47 (SE-BBN) | The aircraft was destroyed in a fire. |
| 1 April 1951 | Sweden Stockholm-Bromma Airport, Stockholm, Sweden 59°21′16″N 17°56′23″E / 59.35444°N 17.93972°E | Engine failure | Douglas C-47 (SE-BBM) | Upon having one of the engines catch on fire, the pilot chose to land the aircraft on a road near the airport. |
| 22 November 1957 | Sweden Norrköping Airport, Norrköping, Sweden 58°35′10″N 016°13′54″E / 58.58611°N 16.23167°E | Belly landing | Douglas DC-6B (SE-BDP) | During a training flight the aircraft was subject to a belly landing. All five people on board were evacuated before the aircraft was consumed in the ensuing fire. |
| 19 January 1960 18:47 | Turkey Near Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey | Controlled flight into terrain | Sud Aviation Caravelle (OY-KRB) | During approach the pilots descended unintentionally below authorized minimum flight altitude, for reasons which have not been established. The Caravelle crashed 10 km (6 mi) from the runway. |
| 8 February 1965 | Spain Tenerife North Airport, La Laguna, Spain 28°28′58″N 016°20′30″W / 28.48278°N 16.34167°W | Pilot error | Douglas DC-7C (SE-CCC) | During take-off to Copenhagen the landing gear was retracted prematurely. This caused the aircraft to sink down on the runway and catch fire. |
| 13 January 1969 19:21 | United States Santa Monica Bay near Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, United States 33°55′14″N 118°31′58″W / 33.92056°N 118.53278°W | Controlled flight into terrain | Douglas DC-8-62 (LN-MOO) | During approach the nose gear indicator lights failed to turn on, due to a burnt-out light bulb. The pilots became preoccupied with fixing the nose gear issue that they lost their situation awareness, failing to keep track of the aircraft's altitude. |
| 19 April 1970 | Italy Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, Fiumicino, Italy 41°48′01″N 012°14′20″E / 41.80028°N 12.23889°E | Engine failure | Douglas DC-8-62 (SE-DBE) | 50 m (160 ft) into the take-off roll the first stage fan disk the no. one engine failed, causing a leak in the number two fuel tank. |
| 17 May 1971 | Sweden Bulltofta Airport, Malmö, Sweden 55°36′18″N 013°03′35″E / 55.60500°N 13.05972°E | Hijacking | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 | A 21-year-old American deserter took his girlfriend hostage and threatened his way through the airport to the aircraft. Once aboard, he demanded that the aircraft fly to Stockholm, where it was scheduled to fly. |
| 15 September 1972 | Sweden Bulltofta Airport, Malmö, Sweden 55°36′18″N 013°03′35″E / 55.60500°N 13.05972°E | Hijacking | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-21 (LN-RLO) | Three members of the Croatian National Resistance took control of the domestic flight from Torslanda Airport, Gothenburg, and redirected it to Bulltofta. |
| 30 January 1973 23:19 | Norway Oslo Airport, Fornebu, Bærum, Norway 59°53′N 010°37′E / 59.883°N 10.617°E | Runway overrun | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-21 (LN-RLM) | The Tromsø and Alta-headed flight stalled after rotating at 125 kn (232 km/h; 144 mph). The captain aborted the take-off with a speed of 140 kn (260 km/h; 160 mph), but the remaining 1,100 m (3,600 ft) was not sufficient to brake the aircraft with the reversers not operating correctly. |
| 25 January 1974 | Sweden Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sigtuna, Sweden 59°39′07″N 017°55′07″E / 59.65194°N 17.91861°E | Ground collision | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III (OY-KRA) | The aircraft collided with a service truck and sustained damages beyond repair. |
| 1 January 1976 | Denmark Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, Denmark 55°37′05″N 012°39′22″E / 55.61806°N 12.65611°E | Foreign object damage | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (LN-RKA) | After take-off from runway 22L the number one engine failed following ingestion of black-headed gulls. The aircraft turned around and carried out an emergency landing. |
| 28 February 1984 16:16 | United States John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, United States 40°38′23″N 073°46′44″W / 40.63972°N 73.77889°W | Runway overrun | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (LN-RKB) | Upon landing, the DC-10 overshot and overran runway 04R by 1,440 m (4,720 ft). The pilots steered the aircraft starboard to avoid hitting approach lights and came to a rest in shallow water. |
| 27 February 1987 | Norway Trondheim Airport, Værnes, Stjørdal, Norway 63°27′27″N 010°55′27″E / 63.45750°N 10.92417°E | Hard landing | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 (SE-DAT) | During approach to Værnes the air traffic control asked the pilots to contact the SAS station on company frequency. Despite the violation of regulation the captain interrupted his checklist to contact the airline dispatcher. |
| 27 December 1991 08:51 | Sweden Gottröra near Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden 59°46′06″N 018°07′55″E / 59.76833°N 18.13194°E | Foreign object damage | McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (OY-KHO) | Ice had collected on the wings' inner roots prior to take off. It broke off and was sucked into the engines as the aircraft became airborne on takeoff. |
| 24 November 1993 17:52 | Denmark Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, Denmark 55°37′05″N 012°39′22″E / 55.61806°N 12.65611°E | Technical fault | McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (SE-DIB) | During taxiing before take-off, in which the cabin crew detected electrical smoke. The fire occurred in electrical wires which fed power to a utility plug and lighting in a stowage closet. |
| 3 November 1994 | Norway Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Ullensaker, Norway 60°12′10″N 011°05′02″E / 60.20278°N 11.08389°E | Hijacking | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | The flight from Bardufoss Airport was hijacked mid-air by a Bosnian living in Norway. All women, children and seniors of the 122 passengers were let off on the scheduled stopover at Bodø Airport. |
| 8 October 2001 08:10 | Italy Linate Airport, Milan, Italy 57°05′34″N 009°50′57″E / 57.09278°N 9.84917°E | Runway collision | McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (SE-DMA) | The SAS airliner carrying 110 people collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation CJ2 business jet carrying four people. All 114 people on board the two aircraft were killed, as were four on the ground. |
| 9 September 2007 15:57 | Denmark Aalborg Airport, Aalborg, Denmark 55°37′05″N 012°39′22″E / 55.61806°N 12.65611°E | Technical fault | Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 (LN-RDK) | Prior to landing, the right main landing gear failed to lock and the crew circled for an hour before attempting a prepared emergency landing. |
| 12 September 2007 01:36 | Lithuania Vilnius Airport, Vilnius, Lithuania 54°38′13″N 025°17′16″E / 54.63694°N 25.28778°E | Technical fault | Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 (LN-RDS) | The flight was headed to Palanga, but was diverted to Vilnius Airport when landing gear problems were discovered before landing. Upon touchdown, the right landing gear collapsed. |
| 27 October 2007 16:53 | Denmark Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, Denmark 55°37′05″N 012°39′22″E / 55.61806°N 12.65611°E | Technical fault | Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 (LN-RDI) | Upon discovering problems with the main landing gear, two hours were spent in the air to burn fuel and troubleshoot. The pilots carried out an emergency landing with the right main landing gear up. |
| 1 May 2013 19:24 | United States Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, United States 40°41′33″N 074°10′07″W / 40.69250°N 74.16861°W | Ground collision | Airbus A330-300 (LN-RKO) | SAS Flight 908 to Oslo was on the taxiway queueing for take-off behind an Embraer ERJ 145 of ExpressJet. After orders from air traffic control, upon turning right the Airbus's left wing hit the horizontal and vertical stabilizers of the Embraer. |
| 25 October 2017 17:25 | Finland Turku Airport, Turku, Finland | Runway overrun | Bombardier CRJ-900 (EI-FPD) | Flight SK4236 from Stockholm to Turku overran runway 26 upon arrival. It had been snowing in Finland Proper earlier that day. |