Oslo – Trondheim
Flight / Schedule
Oslo – Trondheim
Aircraft
Junkers JU.52Registration
7U+IL
MSN
7147
Date
November 6, 1944 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Rondane National Park Oppland
Region
Europe • Norway
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On November 6, 1944 at 12:00 AM, Oslo – Trondheim experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Rondane National Park Oppland.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. En route, the crew encountered foggy conditions and did not realize he was flying off the prescribed flight path. In poor visibility, the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Rondane National Park, Oppland. All 14 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found by German on June 16, 1945.
Aircraft reference details include registration 7U+IL, MSN 7147.
Fatalities
Total
14
Crew
3
Passengers
11
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route, the crew encountered foggy conditions and did not realize he was flying off the prescribed flight path. In poor visibility, the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Rondane National Park, Oppland. All 14 occupants were killed. The wreckage was found by German on June 16, 1945.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
11
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 14
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Oslo – Trondheim
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Norway