Tromsø – Harstad – Bodø – Hommelvik – Oslo

On August 28, 1947 at 09:05 AM, Tromsø – Harstad – Bodø – Hommelvik – Oslo experienced a crash involving Short S.25 Sandringham, operated by Det Norske Luftfartselskap - DNL, with the event recorded near Harstad Troms.

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

35 people were known to be on board, 35 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 27, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising at an altitude of 13,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the four engine seaplane hit the slope of a mountain located 31 km northeast of Harstad. The wreckage was found in a rocky are some 290 meters from the summit and all 35 occupants were killed. It is believed that the aircraft was slightly off course at the time of the accident. Crew: John Buer, pilot, Karl Bengtsen, copilot, Johannes Daae Risnes, navigator, Paul Idland, radio operator, Gunnar Michaelsen, mechanic, Atle Fedje, steward, Ester Mildrid Løsnes, stewardess.

Aircraft reference details include registration LN-IAV, MSN SH.915.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 68.7999°, 16.5440°.