- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: November 07, 1956
Time: 0950
Location: Hommelfjell, Norway
Operator: Braathens
Flight #: ?
Route: Trondheim - Oslo
AC Type: de Havilland DH-114 Heron 2B
Registration: LN-SUR
cn / ln: 14093
Aboard: 12   (passengers:10  crew:2)
Fatalities: 2   (passengers:1  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft took off, experienced icing, lost altitude and crashed into Hommelfjell Mountain. Unusually heavy icing which the aircraft encountered. Severe downdraft immediately prior to the crash may have been a contributing factor.
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