Airbus A350 LN-OFU
31 August 2019 · Alta city, Norway · Fatal
Summary
On 31 August 2019 at about 15:08 local time, a Airbus A350 registered LN-OFU, operated by Helitrans, was involved in an accident near Alta city, Norway. 6 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alta city, Norway
- Coordinates
- 70.2011, 25.0333
- Aircraft
- Airbus A350
- Registration
- LN-OFU
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Helitrans
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Alta city → Alta city
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- GAA19WA594
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
The government of Norway has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIRBUS A350 helicopter that occurred on August 31, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Norway's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Norway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2019 | Airbus A350 | Eureka, Alaska, United States | Rota Aviation Consulting Llc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2021 | Airbus A350 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Air Meathods Corp | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2023 | Airbus A350-941 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2024 | Airbus A350 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Cathay Pacific | Unknown | - |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Airbus A350-941 | College Park, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Airbus A350 | Lac D’Elvert, Canada | - | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2019 | Piper PA28 | Mandal, Norway | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Hughes 369 | Follebu, Norway | First European Aviation Company | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2019 | Robinson R44 | Stavnes, Norway | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2019 | Robinson R44 | Roeldal, Norway | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Feb 2018 | Piper PA-28-161 | Helle, Norway | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Nov 2018 | Van's (EX) RV-6 | Meraaker, Norway | - | Fatal | 2 |