2012 Norwegian Air Force C-130 crash
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. All five people on board were killed.
A Royal Norwegian Air Force C-130 similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 March 2012 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error and ATC error |
| Site | Mount Kebnekaise, Lapland, Sweden 67°54′N 18°31′E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules |
| Aircraft name | Siv |
| Operator | Royal Norwegian Air Force |
| Call sign | HAZE 01 |
| Registration | 5630 |
| Flight origin | Harstad/Narvik Airport, Harstad, Norway |
| Destination | Kiruna Airport, Kiruna, Sweden |
| Occupants | 5 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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