What happened
On 23 December 1972, at 16:33, a scheduled Braathens SAFE flight, designated as Flight 239, crashed while approaching Oslo Airport, Fornebu. The aircraft, a Fokker F28 Fellowship, was traveling from Ålesund Airport, Vigra, when it struck the terrain at Vestmarka in Asker, Norway.
The impact resulted in the deaths of 40 of the 45 people on board. This event, often referred to as the Asker Accident, remained the most fatal civil aviation disaster in Norway for over two decades.
Investigation
No specific details regarding the investigation process or the official findings were provided in the source material.