Tag: North Sea Aviation Disaster
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On This Day In 1989, 55 People Died When a Convair Broke Apart at 22,000 Feet-and Investigators Found Three Counterfeit Tail Bolts
On September 8, 1989, Partnair Flight 394 was cruising at 22,000 feet over the North Sea when a disaster unfolded with almost no warning. The Partnair Convair CV-580, registration LN-PAA, was carrying 50 passengers and five crew members from Oslo, Norway, to Hamburg, West Germany. All 55 people aboard were killed. The flight was already…
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