Vadsø – Alta

On September 3, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Vadsø – Alta experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Wideroe - Wideroe's Flyveselskap, with the event recorded near Lake Gavnevann Finnmark.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine aircraft was performing a cargo flight from Vadsø to Alta, with two passengers (among them a Norwegian Army Lieutenant) and two pilots. While trying to land near Lake Gavnevann, the aircraft hit the ground, overturned and came to rest upside down. All four occupants were rescued few hours later and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Source: http://blhf.org/?id=1332008581

Aircraft reference details include registration LN-PAB, MSN 811, year of manufacture 1945.