Plane Crash List

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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