Stavanger - Stavanger

On September 6, 1948 at 10:00 AM, Stavanger - Stavanger experienced a crash involving Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, operated by Royal Norwegian Air Force - Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, with the event recorded near Mt Førdesveten Hordaland.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 86.7%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The plane took off from Stavanger-Sola Airport and flew on contact along the coastline northwards in the direction of Herdla island, north of Bergen. The altitude was about 100 meters just below the clouds. When passing over the Marsteinen lighthouse, course was set towards Bergen and they climbed to 200 m. Shortly after the plane hit the mountain Førdesveten just below the summit. The whole crew of nine and four passengers were killed. Two passengers in the tail section escaped with injuries. The aircraft had the dual registration K-AK and JX412. Crew: Lt Klaus Døscher, pilot Sgt Rolf Mikkelsen, copilot, Lt Walther Wangberg, navigator, Thor K. Johnsen, wireless operator, Sgt Haakon Haaland, wireless operator, Egil N. Fauske, wireless operator, Sgt Christoffer Kjellsen, mechanic, Sgt Jens Oskar Jensen, air gunner, Sgt Magnus Dyngeland, mechanic. Passengers: Andreas Ekedal, † Cpt Alf Tollefsen, † Sgt Bjørn Ørland, † Knut Gjerde, † Inge Sviland, Willy Nilsen. Source: http://flyblader.com/onewebmedia/Nr 9 Catalina.pdf

Aircraft reference details include registration K-AK, MSN 28172, year of manufacture 1943.