ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276644
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| Date: | Friday 18 March 2022 |
| Time: | c. 18:25 |
| Type: |  Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey |
| Owner/operator: | US Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 168330 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gråtådalen, Beiarn, Nordland -
 Norway
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bodø Airport (BOO/ENBO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A US Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey, taking part in the exercise Cold Response, has crashed near Gråtådalen, Beiarn, Nordland.
Around 21:17 the wreckage was located near Gråtådalen, Beiarn, Nordland, but a rescue mission was postponed due to bad weather conditions. Later on the location was accessed. The four Marines on board, assigned to 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, died and the tilt-rotor was destroyed in the accident.
Bodø weather:
METAR ENBO 181720Z 21022KT 9999 VCSH SCT025 BKN040 03/01 (Time 1720 UTC [1820 local] wind 210 degrees at 22 knots; visibility 10 KM; showers in the vicinity; sky 2,500' scattered, 4,000' broken; temperature 3*C, dewpoint 1*C)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.forsvaret.no/en/news/press/osprey-cr22
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2022/03/18/marine-corps-osprey-with-4-on-board-crashes-in-norway/
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44833/possible-crash-site-identified-of-marine-mv-22-osprey-that-has-gone-missing-in-norway
https://news.usni.org/2022/03/18/officials-marine-mv-22b-crashes-in-arctic-norway-rescue-teams-unable-to-reach-crash-site-by-air
https://defbrief.com/2022/03/19/us-marine-osprey-crashes-during-cold-response-maneuver-in-norway/
Report: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22136136/final_in_mv-22_w_attach.pdf
Media:
We can confirm an incident has occurred involving a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft.
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) March 18, 2022
The aircraft was conducting training in Norway as part of Exercise COLD RESPONSE 22 at the time of the incident.
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) March 19, 2022
The Norwegian Army has confirmed that all 4 American soldiers on board the V-22 Osprey which crashed in the Norwegian mountains last night were killed in the crash.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2022 03:22 | RobertMB | Added |
| 19-Mar-2022 03:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2022 08:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2022 09:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2022 15:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2022 15:38 | PolandMoment | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2022 17:53 | aaronwk | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2022 05:49 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 05-Sep-2022 05:56 | harro | Updated [Accident report] |
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