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| Date: | Tuesday 23 August 1955 |
| Time: | c. 00:00 |
| Type: |  Republic RC-3 Seabee |
| Owner/operator: | Vestlandske Luftfartselskap |
| Registration: | LN-TSN |
| MSN: | 645 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nordfjordeid -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Bergen |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in sea to pick up a patient. Pilot Trygve Lund (25) injured. Mechanic Tore Knudsen (17) missing.
Sources:
Norwegian Civil Aircraft since 1919 / K. Hagby, 1980 (ISBN 0 904597 2 7)
Dagbladet 24/25 August 1955
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2008 13:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 06-Sep-2017 14:02 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, ] |
| 14-Sep-2017 11:22 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2017 19:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
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