Bardufoss

The aircraft departed Tromsø-Langnes Airport at 2248LT on an ambulance flight to Bardufoss, carrying one patient and three crew members. Four minutes later, at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the crew contacted Bardufoss control and obtained information for an ILS approach to runway 29. At 2254LT, the crew awas cleared to descend to 6,000 feet and was instructed by ATC to report once established on the ILS. At about 22:57:50 at a position about 8 NM north of the Målselv (MLV) NDB, the airspeed increased from 265 knots to 285 knots over a distance of about 5 NM. This speed was maintained up to the NDB. At 22:59:30 LN-AAE passed the MLV NDB. Instead of performing the left hand procedure turn from 174° to 122°, the crew continued a straight heading for about 30 seconds at an airspeed about 100 knots above the recommended approach speed. The aircraft was about 2 NM (4 km) south in relation to the established procedure pattern. The airplane should still have been at 6,000 feet until established on the ILS but it had descended 1,250 feet below the minimum altitude when it collided with a relatively flat mountain ridge just south of the summit of Langfjelltind (4,935 feet). The wreckage was found about 35 km east-southeast of the airport and all four occupants were killed.

Prior to departure from Bardufoss to Stokmarknes, the crew was informed about the poor weather conditions en route and the captain was instructed to continue directly to Bodø. Despite these instructions, he decided after takeoff to fly to Stokmarknes. While in cruising altitude, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with low clouds, fog and rain falls when the airplane struck the slope of Mt Lille Tussen (800 meters high) located on the Grytøya Island, about 75 km northeast of the Stokmarknes-Skagen Airport. The wreckage was found 20 meters below the summit and all 17 occupants were killed.

The C-130B, assigned to the 813th Tactical Carrier Wing at Forbes AFB, flew from Évreux AFB (Eure, France) to Bardufoss to pick up troops who would participate in the NATO exercise Winter Express. In snowy weather around freezing temperature with poor visibility the Hercules crashed into Svanfjellet west of Bardufoss at night at a height of 2,650 feet on the island of Senja while approaching Bardufoss Air Station. The crash killed the entire crew, five officers and two enlisted men.
Source: ASN

During the takeoff roll, prior to liftoff, the landing gears were prematurely retracted, causing the aircraft to fall on runway. The Dakota slid for several yards and then veered off runway to the right before coming to rest. While there were no casualties, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

In foggy conditions, the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Tønnølfjellet located near Oksvoll, some 60 km northwest of Trondheim. A crew member survived while all 13 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Wilhelm Mayer, †
Josef Metz, †
Johann Ruf, †
Eugen Ruoff.
Passengers:
Max Hengst, †
Friedrich Knolle, †
Karl Berger, †
Kurt Neumann, †
Wilhelm Volkmer, †
Erich Engel, †
Walter Hundt, †
Karl Heinke, †
Horst Müller 1. †
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/oksvoll.html