 The aircraft involved in the crash, seen at Tromsø Airport in July 2014. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 January 2016 |
| Summary | Instrument failure leading to spatial disorientation and pilot error, loss of control |
| Site | Near Akkajaure, Sweden 67°43′N 16°54′E / 67.717°N 16.900°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Bombardier CRJ200 |
| Operator | West Air Sweden |
| IATA flight No. | PT294 |
| ICAO flight No. | SWN294 |
| Call sign | AIR SWEDEN 294 |
| Registration | SE-DUX |
| Flight origin | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Oslo, Norway |
| Destination | Tromsø Airport, Tromsø, Norway |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
West Air Sweden Flight 294 was a cargo flight of a Canadair CRJ200 from Oslo to Tromsø, Norway that crashed on 8 January 2016. A malfunction in one of the inertial reference units had produced erroneous attitude indications on one of the instrument displays. The crew's subsequent response resulted in spatial disorientation, leading to the loss of control of the aircraft. Both crew members on board were killed.[1][2][3]
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