Accident: Swift B734 at Vilnius on Nov 25th 2024, impacted building on final approach

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A Swiftair Boeing 737-400 on behalf of DHL, registration EC-MFE performing flight QY-5960 from Leipzig (Germany) to Vilnius (Lithuania) with 4 crew, was on final ILS approach to Vilnius' runway 19 maintaining routine communication with ATC until hand off to tower about 4nm before the runway threshold when the crew did not report on tower frequency, tower transmitted landing clearance into the blind, and the aircraft impacted ground about 0.87nm before the runway threshold at about 05:28L (03:28Z), skidded for about 247 meters before coming to rest at a residential building 0.74nm before the runway threshold and burst into flames. The two story residential building received roof damage and was on fire, however, there were no injuries on the ground to the 12 people living in the building. One pilot (48, Spanish) was killed, three crew (including a pilot (34), one German, one Lithuanian, one Spanish) have been taken to hospitals.