1993 in Norway - Wideroe Flight 744, 1993 Fila Wrestling World Championships, 1993 Uci Road World Championships (Paperback)

Chapters: Wideroe Flight 744, 1993 Fila Wrestling World Championships, 1993 Uci Road World Championships, 1993 World Women's Handball Championship, Norwegian Parliamentary Election, 1993. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wideroe Flight 744 - The aircraft with the accident was LN-BNS, which is similar to the pictured LN-BNKWideroe Flight 744 was a scheduled flight from Trondheim Airport, Vaernes to Namsos Airport, Hoknesora operated with a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter. The aircraft had registration LN-BNM and serial number 408, and was delivered to Wideroe in 1974. The aircraft had flown 40,453 hours and had met all service requirements. The pilot in command was 43 years old, had held a pilot's license since 1974 and had been employed in Wideroe since 1985. He had held a C certificate since 4 January 1993, and had been a pilot in command since 20 January. He had flown 4,835 hours and landed 13 times at Namsos Airport in the last 12 months. The first officer was 34 years old, had training from the United States, starting in 1981, which had been converted to a C certificate in 1988. He had 6,354 hours of flight, of which 1,356 was in a Twin Otter. He had been a pilot in command for 3,441 hours prior to working for Wideroe, where he had been employed since 1990. He had landed 27 times the last 12 months at Namsos Airport. The first officer was using a medication against back pains which was not permitted while flying. However, these had been prescribed by a physician who had training in aviation medicine. No traces of the substance were found in the pilot's body after the accident. The aircraft had a maximum take-off weight of 5,675 kilograms (12,510 lb), while the aircraft took off with 5,460 kilograms (12,000 lb). Prior to departure, ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=261667