Fairchild SA226 LN-SFT
20 June 2008 · Bergen, Norway · Fatal
Summary
On 20 June 2008 at about 09:32 local time, a Fairchild SA226 registered LN-SFT was involved in an accident near Bergen, Norway. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bergen, Norway
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fairchild SA226
- Registration
- LN-SFT
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- DCA08WA074
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On June 20, 2008, at 1032 local Norwegian time, a Helitrans AS Fairchild Aircraft Corporation SA226-T(B), registration LN-SFT, crashing into the North Sea approximately 15 NM West of Bergen Airport (ENBR), Bergen, Norway. The aircraft was on a training flight with three persons onboard. Air traffic control observed the airplane disappear from radar at 6,000 feet. No distrass calls were heard and debris was found on the surface of the water. The accident is being investigated by the Accideent Investigation Board of Norway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fairchild SA226 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2004 | Fairchild SA226-T | Sydney, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 2014 | Fairchild SA226-TC | Archerfield, Australia | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2006 | Cessna 208B | Floro, Norway | Benair | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2010 | Cirrus SR20 | Sirdal, Norway | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2006 | British BAE-146-200A | Stord-Sorstokke, Norway | Atlantic Airways | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Jan 2010 | Robinson R44 | Horten, Norway, Norway | Midtnorsk Helikopterservice AS | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 May 2004 | De Havilland DHC-8-4002 | Sandefjord, Norway | - | Unknown | - |
| 12 Mar 2004 | Dassault FANJET FALCON | Roeros, Norway | Royal Norwegian Air Force | No injuries | - |