Accident description
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 12 DEC 1973 |
| Time: | 15:37 |
| Type: | Dassault Falcon 20C |
| Operator: | Fred Olsen Flyveselskap |
| Registration: | LN-FOE |
| C/n / msn: | 62 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF700 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 1 km (0.6 mls) from Norwich Airport (NWI) (United Kingdom) |
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Norwich Airport (NWI/EGSH), United Kingdom |
| Göteborg-Torslanda Airport, Sweden |
The Falcon flew through a large flock of seagulls on takeoff. Both engines failed after sustaining multiple birdstrikes. A forced landing was made in a field, 1000 metres past the runway end.
Events:
Sources:
» Fatalities and Destroyed Civil Aircraft Due To Bird Strikes 1912-2002 / John Thorpe (International Bird Strike Committee ISBC26/WP-SA1)
Official accident investigation report
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