Partnair Flight 394

Partnair Flight 394
LN-PAA, the CV-580 involved, photographed in September 1987
Accident
Date8 September 1989
SummaryStructural failure of rudder leading to loss of control and in-flight breakup
Site18 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 / 57.73694; 10.10889
Aircraft
Aircraft typeConvair CV-580
OperatorPartnair
ICAO flight No.PAR394
Call signPARTNAIR 394
RegistrationLN-PAA[1]
Flight originOslo Airport, Fornebu, Oslo, Norway
DestinationHamburg Airport, Hamburg, West Germany
Occupants55
Passengers50
Crew5
Fatalities55
Survivors0

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]

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