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| Date: | Saturday 18 August 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | LN-IKM |
| MSN: | 087 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hardangervidda -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed.
Cause of the accident
The cause of aircraft LN-IKM's accident at Nedre Bjørnevatn on Hardangervidda on Saturday, August 18, 1973 at approximately 1445 hours is believed to have been pilot error, in that when the aircraft developed a strong left bank during taxiing on the water as a result of crosswind and waves from the right, he increased engine power and applied rudder into the wind, with the result that the banking increased, causing the left float to cut down into the water and the aircraft to tip forward and over onto its back.
Sources:
Dagbladet 20 August 1973
https://havarikommisjonen.no/Luftfart/Luftfart/Avgitte-rapporter/1976-01?pid=SHT-Report-ReportFile&attach=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Sep-2017 11:31 | TB | Added |
| 09-Sep-2017 11:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, ] |
| 13-Sep-2017 11:43 | TB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Jul-2025 10:48 | HanayoPlus | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2025 09:54 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2025 09:56 | ASN | Updated |
| 03-Aug-2025 06:38 | ASN | Updated |
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