Braathens Flight 239
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| Date | December 23, 1972 |
| Type | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Asker |
| Passengers | 42 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Fatalities | 40 |
| Survivors | 5 |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F-28 Fellowship |
| Aircraft name | Sverre Sigurdsson |
| Operator | Braathens S.A.F.E. |
| Tail number | LN-SUY |
| Flight origin | Ålesund Airport, Vigra |
| Destination | Oslo Airport, Fornebu |
Braathens Flight 239 was a flight between Ålesund Airport, Vigra and Oslo Airport, 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 F28 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. This was the first Fokker F-28 Fellowship in commercial service.
[edit] Crash
The plane crashed near the Asdøltjern Lake, 15 km from the airport, whilst making a night time approach to Fornebu airport. The plane was flying too low and was somewhat off course, perhaps because the crew had taken a shortcut. Fog and low clouds may also have contributed to the accident. When rescue teams arrived at about 23:00, they found only seven survivors, two of whom died shortly afterwards.
A memorial to the victims was erected near the crash site in 1998.
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[edit] Other references
- (1999) Århundrets Hvem Hva Hvor. Schibsted. ISBN 82-516-1759-6.
