Braathens SAFE Flight 239

When

23 Dec 1972

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

59.87° N, 10.34° E

Description

1972 aviation accident

Deaths

40

Injured

5

Cause

controlled flight into terrain

1972 aviation accident

Braathen SAFE Flight 239, also known as the Asker Accident, was a controlled flight into terrain of a Fokker F28 Fellowship into Vestmarka in Asker, Norway, on 23 December 1972 at 16:33. The Braathens SAFE aircraft was en route on a scheduled flight from Ålesund Airport, Vigra and crashed during approach to Oslo Airport, Fornebu.

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