Oslo – Stjørdal – Tromsø

On October 2, 1948 at 10:30 AM, Oslo – Stjørdal – Tromsø experienced a crash involving Short S.25 Sandringham, operated by Det Norske Luftfartselskap - DNL, 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.

45 people were known to be on board, 19 fatalities were recorded, 26 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 42.2%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 38, passenger fatalities: 16, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was completing a flight from Oslo to Tromsø with an intermediate stop in Trondheim. On approach to the bay of Stjørdal, about 25 km east of Trondheim, the pilot in command encountered marginal weather conditions with strong cross winds. Upon landing on rough sea, the seaplane bounced and hit violently the water surface. The fuselage broke in two, causing the front section including the cockpit to separate from the rest of the aircraft. Sixteen passengers and three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration LN-IAW, MSN SB.2023.

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