Oslo – Stockholm

On May 22, 1946 at 12:55 PM, Oslo – Stockholm experienced a crash involving Junkers JU.52, operated by Det Norske Luftfartselskap - DNL, with the event recorded near Oslo-Fornebu Oslo City.

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

14 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 92.9%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Oslo-Fornebu Airport, while in initial climb, the crew informed ground about the failure of the left engine and elected to return. During the last turn, the aircraft lost height, hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Snarøya, southwest of the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while 13 other occupants were killed, among them the Norwegian novelist and essayist Ronald Fangen.

Aircraft reference details include registration LN-LAB, MSN 6048.