Report on aviation accident in the vicinity of Namdalseid, Norway on 20 October 1977 with Piper Cherokee PA-28-151, LN-NAN
Aviation report 1978/02
During a training flight in night flight conditions, the plane crashed into a mountainside. Both on board were fatally injured in the accident.
The accident is believed to have occurred when the crew attempted to conduct a VFR flight in night flight conditions with weather and terrain conditions that made this impossible.
Published 09.02.1978
Facts
Location | 6 NM North-Northwest of Namdalseid, Norway |
Occurrence date | 20.10.1977 |
Aircraft | Piper PA-28 Cherokee/Arrow/Archer m.fl. |
Operator | Private |
Registration | LN-NAN |
County | Nord-Trøndelag |
Type of occurrence | Accident |
Type of operation | Private |
Category of operation | Light, aeroplane (< 5 700kg) |
Aircraft category | Landplane, Single-engine, Piston engine |
FIR/AOR | ENBD (Bodø ATCC) |