Bardufoss - Stokmarknes - Bodø

On July 11, 1972 at 03:43 PM, Bardufoss - Stokmarknes - Bodø experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Royal Norwegian Air Force - Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, with the event recorded near Mt Lille Tussen (Grytøya Island) Troms.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 17 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Prior to departure from Bardufoss to Stokmarknes, the crew was informed about the poor weather conditions en route and the captain was instructed to continue directly to Bodø. Despite these instructions, he decided after takeoff to fly to Stokmarknes. While in cruising altitude, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds, fog and rain falls when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Lille Tussen (800 meters high) located on the Grytøya Island, about 75 km northeast of the Stokmarknes-Skagen Airport. The wreckage was found 20 meters below the summit and all 17 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 67-056, MSN 56, year of manufacture 1967.