West Air Sweden Flight 294
The crash site of the aircraft | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 8 January 2016 |
| Summary | Instrument failure followed by improper reaction and spatial disorientation, leading to pilot error and loss of control |
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| Aircraft | |
| SE-DUX, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2014 | |
| Aircraft type | Bombardier CRJ200 |
| Operator | West Air Sweden |
| IATA flight No. | PT294 |
| ICAO flight No. | SWN294 |
| Call sign | AIR SWEDEN 294 |
| Registration | SE-DUX |
| Flight origin | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Oslo, Norway |
| Destination | Tromsø Airport, Tromsø, Norway |
| Occupants | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
West Air Sweden Flight 294 was a cargo flight of a Bombardier CRJ200 from Oslo to Tromsø, Norway, that crashed on 8 January 2016. A malfunction in one of the inertial reference units had produced erroneous altitude indications on one of the instrument displays. The crew's subsequent response resulted in spatial disorientation, leading to the loss of control of the aircraft. Both crew members on board were killed.