Narrative:
Crashed as a result of 'faulty navigation'. The airplane was flying families home from an Antarctic whaling factory ship that had arrived in the port of Rotterdam.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 5 May 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Fred Olsen Flyveselskap |
| Registration: | LN-NAD |
| MSN: | 12148 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 26 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 29 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 24 km (15 mls) SW of Skien ( Norway)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Netherlands |
| Jarlsberg Airport (ENJB), Norway |
Crashed as a result of 'faulty navigation'. The airplane was flying families home from an Antarctic whaling factory ship that had arrived in the port of Rotterdam.
Sources:
» Tri City Herald - May 6, 1952Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport to Jarlsberg Airport as the crow flies is 846 km (529 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport to Jarlsberg Airport as the crow flies is 846 km (529 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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