De Havilland DH.114 Heron crash, Nov 7, 1956 (2 killed)
De Havilland DH.114 Heron accident on November 7, 1956 near Mt Hummelfjell Hedmark, Norway with 2 fatalities. Cause: Severe airframe icing, with a...
- Date: November 7, 1956
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.114 Heron
- Location: Mt Hummelfjell Hedmark, Norway
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Severe airframe icing, with a downdraft possibly contributing
A Braathens SAFE de Havilland Heron flying from Trondheim to Oslo entered cloud soon after takeoff and lost contact at Tolga. It was hit by heavy icing and struck Hummelfjell in Hedmark, killing two people, the captain and one passenger. Other occupants survived.