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Norwegian accident investigation board opens inquiry into longline incident involving helicopter in Surnadal, 12 August 2026
- On 12 August 2026, a Helitrans AS helicopter (LN-OXO) was lifting a load when the hanging wire (longline) got caught on an excavator as it took off. The wire snapped and the crew landed safely.
- Norway's Safety Investigation Authority (SHK) is now investigating what happened and why, to help prevent similar incidents in the future. The investigation will not decide who, if anyone, is to blame.
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Cessna student landed without runway lighting at Geiteryggen and struck two edge lights – flight school's inadequate procedures identified as contributing factor
- On 19 March 2026, a Cessna 172 from OSM Aviation Academy was practicing night landings at Skien Airport with an instructor and two student pilots on board.
- They planned ten touch-and-go landings. The first nine went fine with different lighting setups. Just before the tenth, the runway lights turned off automatically – they are set to switch off after 30 minutes – but the instructor decided the student should land anyway.
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Tecnam P2002JF crashed on takeoff from Gol airport Klanten on 18 August 2026 — AIBN has opened an investigation
- Aircraft SE-LJO, a Tecnam P2002JF, crashed on takeoff from Gol airport Klanten on 18 August 2026 while bound for Fagernes airport Leirin; the pilot sustained no injuries.
- The Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN) has opened an investigation to establish the sequence of events and causal factors, with the sole purpose of improving aviation safety — not to determine civil or criminal liability.
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Norwegian Coast Guard's Skyranger drone crashed in Harstad due to untested environmental vulnerabilities
- On 1 March 2026, a pilot operating a Skyranger R70 drone from KV Heimdal lost control near the quay in Harstad; the drone accelerated uncontrollably and struck a building under construction.
- Eight prior flights that same day were uneventful; control was lost during the ninth flight over the quay area.
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Tiger Moth overturned at Kjeller airport on 8 August 2026 after crosswind-related go-around with insufficient energy
- LN-BDM (DeHavilland DH-82A Tiger Moth) crashed on 8 August 2026 during a landing attempt at Kjeller airport, striking the ground ahead of the grass runway, flipping over and coming to rest inverted.
- The pilot aborted the landing due to inadequate directional control in crosswind conditions, but the aircraft lacked sufficient energy to arrest the sink rate during the go-around.
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Norway's Accident Investigation Board seeks communications adviser, deadline 14 September 2026
- Statens havarikommisjon (Norway's Accident Investigation Board) has advertised a vacant communications adviser position with an application deadline of 14 September 2026.
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Norway's Accident Investigation Board advertises a maritime accident inspector position with application deadline 14 September 2026
- The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) is recruiting a maritime accident inspector; application deadline is 14 September 2026.
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Norwegian Accident Investigation Board investigates fatal head-on collision in Pasvik involving a military vehicle
- On 21 July 2026, a head-on collision between two passenger cars on county road fv. 8850 in Pasvik, Sør-Varanger municipality, killed the driver of the northbound vehicle.
- The other vehicle was on duty for the Norwegian Armed Forces; its driver and passenger sustained only minor injuries.
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1,150 kg composite pylon fell from helicopter during power-line work – load strap twisted out of cargo hook
- On 23 March 2026, a 1,150 kg composite pylon detached from an Airbus AS 350 B3 (LN-OVB, Fjord Helikopter AS) after approximately 6.5 km of flight near Heggjabygda in Stad, Vestland, during installation work for ON Linje AS; no injuries occurred.
- Probable cause: the load strap (secured with a shackle and load strap) twisted out of the longline cargo hook during uncontrollable pendulum motion – the hook showed no defects and the strap was intact when the mast was recovered.
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Tractor driver killed at unsecured level crossing on the Gjøvik line – transition from sunlight to shadow may have been a contributing factor
- At 19:06 on 25 August 2025, Vygruppen train 17041 (type 75) collided with a tractor and round-bale press at the Gamme level crossing (km 102.453) north of Eina station on the Gjøvik line; the tractor driver died and the train crew were physically unharmed.
- The train carried no passengers and was travelling at approximately 65 km/h; the driver spotted the tractor shortly before impact, sounded the horn and applied emergency brakes, but the collision could not be avoided.
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