ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206019
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| Date: | Sunday 11 February 2018 |
| Time: | 20:36 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 Warrior III |
| Owner/operator: | Tromsø Flyklubb |
| Registration: | LN-TOS |
| MSN: | 28-42248 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In the sea off Svolvaer-Helle airport in Vagan, Nordland County -
 Norway
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Svolvær-Helle Airport (SVJ/ENSH) |
| Tromsø/Langnes Airport (TOS/ENTC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIBN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Piper PA-28-161 was on a VFR night flight from Svolvaer-Helle Airport (ENSH) to Tromsø-Langnes Airport (ENTC). Shortly after departure, at approximately 500 feet altitude, the airplane started on a right turn. However, it lost altitude rapidly and crashed into the sea not far from the runway end. There were two persons onboard. Both were found deceased shortly after the accident.
Several factors contributed to the accident. It was unusually dark that night and north of the airport there were few lights that could serve as visual references. Furthermore, the two on board were 79 and 63 years old respectively. It is known that the ability to adapt to night vision and light sensitivity decreases with increasing age.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lofotposten.no/svolvar-lufthavn/hrs/vagan/to-personer-omkom-da-smafly-styrta-i-havet-ved-svolvar-lufthavn-helle/s/5-29-351482
https://twitter.com/HRSNordNorge/status/962782006554824706
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/6n6Aq8/smaafly-styrtet-ved-svolvaer-to-personer-doede
https://www.nordlys.no/flyulykker/nordland-politidistrikt/svolvar/de-omkomne-var-medlemmer-i-tromso-flyklubb-en-tragedie/s/5-34-788365
https://www.an.no/politi/nyheter/flyulykker/smafly-styrtet-to-personer-omkommet/s/5-4-695602
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/Eob36G/flyvraket-i-svolvaer-funnet-planlegger-heving-soendag
https://www.aibn.no/Aviation/Undersokelser/18-147
https://www.tu.no/artikler/sokelys-pa-eldres-svekkede-nattsyn-etter-flyulykke-i-svolvaer/469229
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2018 20:41 | asyl | Added |
| 11-Feb-2018 21:12 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
| 12-Feb-2018 07:50 | asyl | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 09:32 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 12-Feb-2018 09:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 12-Feb-2018 11:01 | whitehark | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 12-Feb-2018 11:02 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2018 20:10 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport] |
| 18-Feb-2018 12:52 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2018 10:37 | penu | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2019 17:34 | whiteshark | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2020 16:38 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, Accident report, ] |
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