Bodø - Trondheim

On February 23, 1987 at 12:00 AM, Bodø - Trondheim experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-9, operated by Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS, with the event recorded near Trondheim Sør-Trøndelag.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

107 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 107 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 103, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. DC-9 "Gissur Viking" was approaching Trondheim runway 27 with the co-pilot at the controls. Descending through 2500 feet the ATC controller asked the crew to contact SAS Station in Trondheim over company frequency. The captain was working through the checklist but contacted SAS, contrary to company regulations (it's not allowed use company frequency while on final approach). The captain then forgot to arm the spoilers because he had not completed the checklist. He co-pilot noticed that the spoilers had not been armed and, while descending through 100 feet, called "Spoilers". The pilot instinctively extended the spoilers and, realizing his mistake, immediately retracted them. The aircraft entered a high sink rate and touched down heavily. A go-around was executed and after landing severe structural damage was found to the undercarriage, engines (30° respectively 15° tilted down), and tail cone (the APU was pushed halfway up the tail). All 107 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration SE-DAT, MSN 47625, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 63.3485°, 10.3577°.