# NTSB CEN18WA096: Piper PA-28-161, Helle, Norway, February 11, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 11, 2018, 20:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Helle, Norway
- Coordinates: 68.243331, 14.669166 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.2433&lon=14.6692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA096
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96729/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA096

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 11, 2018, about 2000 UTC, a Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28-161 airplane, Norwegian registration LN-TOS, impacted the waters near the Svolvaer Airport (ENSH), Helle, Norway. The pilot and passenger on board were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was owned and operated by a flying club. Night conditions prevailed during the flight. The flight departed from ENSH and was destined for Langnes, Norway.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Norwegian government. Any further information may be obtained from: Accident Investigation Board, Norway Sophie Radichsvei 17 2003 Lillestrom Norway Telephone: +47 63 89 63 00 Facsimile: +47 63 89 63 01

## Aircraft

- Registration: LN-TOS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28-161
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2842248
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Tromsø Flyklubb

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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