Fokker F28 Fellowship crash, Dec 23, 1972 (40 killed), Os...
Fokker F28 Fellowship accident on December 23, 1972 near Oslo-Fornebu Oslo City, Norway with 40 fatalities. Cause: Incorrect navigation during a...
- Date: December 23, 1972
- Aircraft: Fokker F28 Fellowship
- Location: Oslo-Fornebu Oslo City, Norway
- Fatalities: 40
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Incorrect navigation during a truncated instrument approach to runway 06, with the crew turning too early and descending below the minimum altitude, as found by the Norwegian investigation.
A Braathens SAFE F28 on a night approach to Oslo-Fornebu descended below minimum altitude in fog and struck trees about 16 km west of the airport. The aircraft burned and 40 of the 45 people on board died, while five passengers survived.