Braathens Flight 239
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|---|---|
| Date | December 23, 1972 |
| Type | Probable pilot error |
| Site | Asker |
| Fatalities | 40 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F-28 Fellowship |
| Operator | Braathens S.A.F.E. |
| Tail number | LN-SUY |
| Passengers | 42 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Survivors | 5 |
Braathens Flight 239 was a flight between Ålesund Airport, Vigra and Oslo Fornebu airport which crashed in Asker on December 23, 1972 killing 40 people. It was the worst airline disaster involving a Norwegian airline until Partnair Flight 394, and the worst disaster on Norwegian soil until Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801. It was also the first fatal crash of a Fokker Fellowship.
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[edit] Aircraft
The aircraft was a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, with tail number LN-SUY and nicknamed "Sverre Sigurdsson". It had entered service in 1969. On this flight there were 42 passengers and a crew of 3.
[edit] Crash
The plane crashed near the Asdøltjern Lake, 15 km from the airport while it was making a night time approach to Fornebu airport. The plane was flying too low and was somewhat off course, perhaps because the plane had taken a shortcut. Fog and low clouds may also have contributed to the accident. When rescue teams arrived at about 23:00 at night, they found only seven survivors, and two more died shortly afterwards.
A memorial to the victims was raised near the crashsite in 1998.
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[edit] Other references
- (1999) Århundrets Hvem Hva Hvor. Schibsted. ISBN 82-516-1759-6.
