ASN Aircraft accident Short S.25 Sandringham 6 LN-IAU Harstad
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Date:Monday 15 May 1950
Type:Silhouette image of generic SAND model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Short S.25 Sandringham 6
Operator:Det Norske Luftfartselskap - DNL
Registration: LN-IAU
MSN: SH.882
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 33
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Harstad (   Norway)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Harstad-Narvik-Evenes Airport (EVE/ENEV), Norway
Destination airport:Tromsø/Langnes Airport (TOS/ENTC), Norway
Narrative:
Crashed back into the sea shortly after takeoff. The Sandringham flying boat sank one hour later.



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Distance from Harstad-Narvik-Evenes Airport to Tromsø/Langnes Airport as the crow flies is 158 km (99 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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