Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 31 August 1968 |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
Operating for: | Westwing |
Leased from: | Ocean Products |
Registration: | LN-BFD |
MSN: | 199 |
First flight: | 1957 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 22 km (13.8 mls) E of Odda ( Norway)
|
Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The float-equipped DHC-3 Otter carried five reindeer hunters on a domestic flight from Odda to Litlos in Norway. The aircraft flew into a hill in poor weather and broke in three parts. The aircraft was consumed by fire.
One passenger, sitting at the back of airplane, surived with injuries.
Sources:
» Dagbladet 2 September 1968
Photos
accident date:
31-08-1968type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
registration: LN-BFD
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.