Accident Republic RC-3 Seabee LN-TSN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 16673
 
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Date:Tuesday 23 August 1955
Time:c. 00:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic RC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Republic RC-3 Seabee
Owner/operator:Vestlandske Luftfartselskap
Registration: LN-TSN
MSN: 645
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nordfjordeid -   Norway
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ambulance
Departure airport:Bergen
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in sea to pick up a patient. Pilot Trygve Lund (25) injured. Mechanic Tore Knudsen (17) missing.

Sources:

Norwegian Civil Aircraft since 1919 / K. Hagby, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 2 7)
Dagbladet 24/25 August 1955

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Mar-2008 13:00 ASN archive Added
06-Sep-2017 14:02 TB Updated [Other fatalities, Country]
14-Sep-2017 11:22 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
15-Sep-2017 19:50 TB Updated [Operator, Departure airport]

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