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| Date: | Monday 20 July 1959 |
| Time: | 12:10 LT |
| Type: |  Fairchild UC-61K-FA Argus III |
| Owner/operator: | A/S Airlift |
| Registration: | LN-HAO |
| MSN: | 930 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kolvereid -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Hattfjelldal |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Stalled and crashed in a sharp turn to avoid hill while low flying over Korsnesstraumen. Pilot Erling Baardsen and photografer Egil Jensen.
Sources:
Norwegian Civil Aircraft since 1919 / K. Hagby, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 2 7)
Dagbladet 22 July 1959
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2008 13:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Feb-2013 00:30 | Masen63 | Updated [Location, Country, Nature, ] |
| 20-Feb-2015 05:14 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Other fatalities, ] |
| 15-Sep-2017 20:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Sep-2017 10:21 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Sep-2017 10:48 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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