 LN-PAA, the CV-580 involved, photographed in September 1987 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 September 1989 |
| Summary | Structural failure of rudder leading to loss of control and in-flight breakup |
| Site | 18 km (11 mi; 10 nmi) north of Hirtshals, Denmark 97 km (60 mi; 52 nmi) west of Tjörn, Sweden 57°44′13″N 10°6′32″E / 57.73694°N 10.10889°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Convair CV-580 |
| Operator | Partnair |
| ICAO flight No. | PAR394 |
| Call sign | PARTNAIR 394 |
| Registration | LN-PAA[1] |
| Flight origin | Oslo Airport, Fornebu, Oslo, Norway |
| Destination | Hamburg Airport, Hamburg, West Germany |
| Occupants | 55 |
| Passengers | 50 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 55 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Partnair Flight 394 was a chartered flight that crashed on 8 September 1989 off the coast of Denmark, 18 kilometres (11 mi; 10 nmi) north of Hirtshals. All fifty passengers and five crew members on board the aircraft died, making this the deadliest disaster in Danish aviation history.[1] The crash was caused by improper maintenance and use of counterfeit aircraft parts.[2]
- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-580 LN-PAA Hirtshals [Skagerrak]". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ By Julie Johnsson, Ryan Beene, Siddharth Vikram Philip, and Sabah Meddings (11 October 2023). "Ghost in the Machine: How Fake Parts Infiltrated Airline Fleets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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