2019 Umeå Gippsland GA8 Airvan crash
The aircraft involved, when still carrying its former registration VH-EZS | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 14 July 2019 |
| Summary | Structural failure following departure from controlled flight |
| Site | Storsandskär, Umeå, Sweden |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Gippsland GA8 Airvan |
| Operator | Skydive Umeå |
| Registration | SE-MES |
| Flight origin | Umeå Airport |
| Destination | Umeå Airport |
| Occupants | 9 |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 9 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 14 July 2019, a Gippsland GA8 Airvan crashed on a river islet in Sweden, killing all nine people on board. Structural failure of a wing is suspected as the cause of the accident. Consequently, the Gippsland GA8 Airvan was grounded by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) in Australia, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAANZ) in New Zealand and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in the European Union. The grounding order was issued on 20 July and was due to run until 3 August, but was lifted early as CASA found there was no evidence for an unsafe condition, and the EASA said the wrecked aircraft had been exposed to aerodynamic loads beyond the limits specified in the type-certification basis.