Amsterdam – Tønsberg
Flight / Schedule
Amsterdam – Tønsberg
Aircraft
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)Registration
LN-NAD
MSN
12148
Year of Manufacture
1943
Date
May 5, 1952 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Drangedal Telemark
Region
Europe • Norway
Coordinates
59.0909°, 8.9688°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On May 5, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Amsterdam – Tønsberg experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Fred. Olsen's Air Transport - Fred. Olsen Flyselskap, with the event recorded near Drangedal Telemark.
The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
29 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 18 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 37.9%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 26, passenger fatalities: 8, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft and its crew were performing a charter flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol to Tønsberg-Jarlsberg, Vestfold, carrying 26 Norwegian tourists flying back home from a cruise between Antarctic and Rotterdam. While flying in marginal weather conditions, the pilot-in-command did not realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a dense pinewood area located near Drangedal, about 35 km southwest of Skien. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and eight passenger and all three crew members were killed. 18 other occupants were injured.
Aircraft reference details include registration LN-NAD, MSN 12148, year of manufacture 1943.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 59.0909°, 8.9688°.
Fatalities
Total
11
Crew
3
Passengers
8
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft and its crew were performing a charter flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol to Tønsberg-Jarlsberg, Vestfold, carrying 26 Norwegian tourists flying back home from a cruise between Antarctic and Rotterdam. While flying in marginal weather conditions, the pilot-in-command did not realize his altitude was too low when the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames in a dense pinewood area located near Drangedal, about 35 km southwest of Skien. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and eight passenger and all three crew members were killed. 18 other occupants were injured.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
26
Estimated Survivors
18
Fatality Rate
37.9%
Known people on board: 29
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Amsterdam – Tønsberg
Flight Type
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Norway
Aircraft Details
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