Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751

Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751
Wreckage of the MD-81
Accident
Date27 December 1991
SummaryDual engine failure due to foreign object damage
SiteGottröra, Norrtälje Municipality, Sweden
59°46′06″N 018°07′55″E / 59.76833°N 18.13194°E / 59.76833; 18.13194
Aircraft

OY-KHO, the aircraft involved in the accident
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas MD-81
Aircraft nameDana Viking
OperatorScandinavian Airlines System
IATA flight No.SK751
ICAO flight No.SAS751
Call signSCANDINAVIAN 751
RegistrationOY-KHO
Flight originStockholm Arlanda Airport
StopoverCopenhagen Airport
DestinationWarsaw Chopin Airport
Occupants129
Passengers123
Crew6
Fatalities0
Injuries92 (8 serious, 84 minor)
Survivors129

Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751 was a regularly scheduled Scandinavian Airlines passenger flight from Stockholm, Sweden, to Warsaw, Poland, via Copenhagen, Denmark. On 27 December 1991, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81 operating the flight, registration OY-KHO, piloted by Danish Captain Stefan G. Rasmussen (44) and Swedish first officer Ulf Cedermark (34), both experienced pilots with 8,000 and 3,000 flight hours, respectively, was forced to make an emergency landing in a field near Gottröra, Sweden. Ice had collected on the wings' inner roots (close to the fuselage) before takeoff, broke off, and was ingested into the engines as the aircraft became airborne on takeoff, ultimately disabling both engines. All 129 passengers and crew aboard survived.

The incident is known as the Gottröra crash (Swedish: Gottrörakraschen) or the Miracle at Gottröra (Swedish: Miraklet i Gottröra) in Sweden.