- Date
- August 31, 2019, 15:08 local (15:08 UTC)
- Place
- Alta city, Norway
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- LN-OFUAirbus A350
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100645
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Loss of control in flightAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
The government of Norway has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AIRBUS A350 helicopter that occurred on August 31, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Norway's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Norway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- LN-OFU
- Reported as
- Airbus A350 (B3e)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 8721
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Helitrans
- Registered owner
- Skjolden Cruisekai
- Departed
- ENAT · Alta city
- Destination
- Alta city