2012 Norwegian Air Force C-130 crash

2012 Norwegian Air Force C-130 crash
A Royal Norwegian Air Force C-130 similar to the one involved
Accident
Date15 March 2012 (2012-03-15)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and ATC error
SiteMount Kebnekaise, Lapland, Sweden
67°54′N 18°31′E / 67.900°N 18.517°E / 67.900; 18.517
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
Aircraft nameSiv
OperatorRoyal Norwegian Air Force
Call signHAZE 01
Registration5630
Flight originHarstad/Narvik Airport, Harstad, Norway
DestinationKiruna Airport, Kiruna, Sweden
Occupants5
Crew5
Fatalities5
Survivors0

On 15 March 2012, a C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret) crashed into the western face of Mount Kebnekaise near Kiruna, Sweden.[1][2] All five people on board were killed.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fly sporløst borte was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Atle Jørstad; et al. (15 March 2012). "Her er siste tegn fra flyet". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Body parts found at Hercules crash site". The Local. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.