Wideroe flight 839
| Wideroe flight 839 | |
|---|---|
 An identical de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter from Widerøe |
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| Accident summary | |
| Accident type | Structural failure due to high winds |
| place | Værøy , Norway |
| date | April 12, 1990 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| operator | Widerøe's Flyveselskap |
| Mark | LN-BNS |
| Departure airport | Røst Airport |
| Stopover | Værøy Airport |
| Destination airport | Bodø Airport |
| Passengers | 3 |
| crew | 2 |
| Lists of aviation accidents | |
Widerøe flight 839 was a domestic scheduled flight of the Widerøe from Røst via Værøy to Bodø , on which a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into the sea on April 12, 1990 shortly after taking off from Værøy. There were no survivors among the three passengers and two crew members.
Flight history
The DHC-6 Twin Otter landed safely in Værøy at 2:30 p.m. in stormy conditions. There three passengers left the plane, two got on and the plane was refueled. Then the machine rolled back towards the runway. Air traffic control informed the crew that there was a wind speed of 57 knots (106 km / h) in gusts , 7 knots (13 km / h) more than permitted on the ground for the type of aircraft used. Nevertheless, the crew continued on their way to runway 25. There she received the data from new wind measurements: in gusts of up to 34 knots (63 km / h) crosswind and thus 14 knots (26 km / h) more than the maximum crosswind speed set by the airline for take-offs. Regardless of this, the pilots asked for permission to take off at 2:42 p.m., which was granted to them. Immediately after take-off, the aircraft turned west, began to climb and entered an airspace with strong turbulence. Radio contact with air traffic control was lost just 69 seconds after take-off. Another six seconds later the control tower in Værøy heard a loud bang.
examination
The accident was due to wind conditions that led to a structural failure of the aircraft. The tailplane or the elevator is broken. As a result, the aircraft became uncontrollable for the crew and hit the sea 8 seconds later.
crew
The two-man crew of the machine consisted of the 40-year-old pilot Idar Nils Persen and his 31-year-old co-pilot Arnt Vidar Grønneflåta.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 LN-BNS Værøy-Stolport Airport. In: Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
- ↑ a b REPORT OM LUFTFARTSULYKKE VED VÆRØY LUFTHAVN APRIL 12, 1990 MED TWIN OTTER LN · BNS. In: HAVARIKOMMISJONEN FOR SIVIL LUFTFART (HSL), page 59 January 1991, accessed on April 2, 2020 (Norwegian).