8 November 1963 : Aero Flight 217 , a DC-3 crash that was attributed to a malfunction of the captain 's altimeter , during a non-precision approach to Mariehamn , Åland Islands with poor visibility . Of the 25 on board , only 3 survived . Two of the survivors walked away from the wreck before rescuers arrived . The main wreckage was located 1,200 m from the runway , with parts scattered over a large area in the forest . ILS equipment had been ordered for the airport , but local land use disputes had prevented an installation . The flight departed Turku in violation of regulations regarding such a poor visibility at the destination . While the plane was tracking the localizer course to the runway , it descended prematurely and collided with a knoll , short of the runway
Aero Flight 217
Aero Flight 217
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