Norwegian C-130J is Down in Sweden

[tomahawk6]

An ELT has been detected but the signal is weak. The terrain is very difficult so getting choppers to the crash site may not be easy. I hope the 5 man crew is found in good shape.Correction. The crew is 4 men and a female.

Participating in the SAR:

2 danish Merlin-helicopters
1 swedish SAR-heli, Sjöfartsverkets Lifeguard 906
1 swedish policechopper 945
1 norwegian Orion, Aircraft Coordinator
1 Hercules, USA
2 Norwegian F16
2 Swedish Jas-39 Gripen on standy

 

[Ignatius J. Reilly]

That is very tough country indeed.  I hope that the SAR is a success.

 

[WingsofFury]

Thoughts with the crew.

 

[Timmy!]

God speed the SAR.

 

[tomahawk6]

The weather is expected to break.Some debris has been found and smells of kerosene,so there isnt conformation that its part of the C-130J. If there is decent weather Saturday SAR may find the wreck. My limited experience with this in Alaska is that deep snow in the mountains could easily bury the aircraft. The Danish Merlins involved with the SAR have been joined by German medics.Their skills will be much in demand.Norway has sent sled dog teams into the search area.

 

[tomahawk6]

The crew has been identified.

The missing crew are:
Pilot Captain Ståle Garberg, 335 Sqn
Pilot and Sqn CO, Lieutenant Colonel Truls Audun Ørpen, 335 Sqn
Loadmaster Captain Bjørn Yngvar Haug, 335 Sqn
Loadmaster Captain Siw Robertsen, 335 Sqn
Acting Captain Steinar Utne, Rygge Air Station
They all carried personal emergency beacons, which have to be manually activated.

 

[tomahawk6]

Catastrophic impact unfortunately.Norwegian SF found the impact site.

P3 video of crash site.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h64r5zpng8yih1y/FF1SNL3TP1/P3C%20Orion%20video/Video%20fra%20P3C%20Orion.mp4

 

[cphansen]

What a heartbreak for the Norwegians but also what a tribute to their organization to be able to find the crash site so quickly.

We are not the only country with mountainess terrain which is difficult to overfly and search.

I wonder if this has any lessons for Canadian SAR?

When you look at all the different resources they used from Orion P3s to dog sleds, somehow I do not see a civilian organization being able to supply that sort of capability.

 

[tomahawk6]

Time is of the essence as everyone knows,particularly in inclement weather.The more resources the better.Sometimes it just isnt enough.I remember one search in Alaska where an aircraft was lost in the Iliamna area.It was thought to have hit the top of the volcano and went into the crater which would explain why the aircraft was never found.

 

[WingsofFury]

Tragic, condolences to all involved and effected by this.

 

[Haletown]

Looks a lot like the area around the old DYE Main.

 

[krustyrl]

Sad news.  Condolences to the families , friends and crews.           

 

[tomahawk6]

Control of the recovery effort has been handed over from the Swedish Maritime Administration's JRCC to the mountain rescue organization of Norrbotten Police.

 

[tomahawk6]

Search dogs have located the remains of the crew. Swedish police report there are no survivors. Some hi res images of the crash site.
My condolences to the families and friends.

Hires images.

http://www.polisen.se/ImageVault/Images/id_8816/width_3000/conversionFormatType_WebSafe/scope_0/filename_/storage_Original/ImageVaultHandler.aspx

http://www.tboverse.us/HPCAFORUM/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10004&start=20

 

[medicineman]

My condolences to the families and unit.

MM

 

[Zoomie]

Condolences to the families.  CFIT into granite is never a  pretty scene.

 

[jollyjacktar]

My deepest condolences to the families of the fallen, friends and comrades.  :yellow:

 

[Good2Golf]

My thoughts and prayer to the families, friends and comrades of the crew.  Vila i frid, flygare!