Victims of Arctic plane crash in Sweden died on impact: report
The five Norwegian citizens on board the Hercules plane that crashed into a mountain in Arctic Sweden in March died immediately, according to a preliminary report by Sweden’s Accident Investigation Authority released today.
According to the report, the plane crashed into Sweden’s tallest mountain, Kebenekaise, just before 3 pm on 15 March. It was traveling at a speed of 500 kilometres per hour.
The five people on board, who were taking part in an operation by the Norwegian military, died on impact.
Snowy conditions hampered the pilot’s navigation of the plane, which lost contact with its base when approaching the mountain.
The remnants of the plane were buried in an avalanche caused by the crash. Two weeks later, Swedish rescue services removed two tonnes of debris from the site.
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