Trondheim - Trondheim

On January 30, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Trondheim - Trondheim experienced a crash involving Airspeed AS.10 Oxford, operated by Royal Norwegian Air Force - Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, with the event recorded near Trondheim Sør-Trøndelag.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was engaged in a test flight following maintenance. After takeoff from Trondheim-Værnes Airport, while in initial climb at a height of some 80 meters, the twin engine aircraft banked right, dove into the ground and crashed in a snow covered field. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all three occupants were killed. Crew: Lt Christian Fürst, pilot. Passengers: Karstein Domås, Helge J. Giørtz.

Aircraft reference details include registration V-AP, MSN EB996, year of manufacture 1947.

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