- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 11, 1982
Time: 1326
Location: Mehamn, Norway
Operator: Wideroe's Flyveselksap
Flight #: 933
Route: Berlevag - Mehamn
AC Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Registration: LN-BNK
cn / ln: 568
Aboard: 15   (passengers:13  crew:2)
Fatalities: 15   (passengers:13  crew:2)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed while on a flight from Berlevåg to Mehamn after the failure of the tail fin and rudder in moderate turbulence. Overload due to a combination of clear air turbulence, mountain wave and the pilots spontaneous improper actions. There is some controversy surrounding this crash including the possiblity the aircraft was shot down by or collided with a British NATO Harrier jet fighter.
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