Braathens SAFE Flight 139
Trondheim Airport, Værnes | |
Destination | Oslo Airport, Fornebu |
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Passengers | 116 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Survivors | 121 |
Braathens SAFE Flight 139 was an
Armed with an air gun, Huseby threatened a cabin attendant and told the captain to proceed as planned to Fornebu. He claimed (falsely) to have placed explosives on board. His demands were to make a political statement and talk to Prime Minister Kåre Willoch and Minister of Justice Mona Røkke. The plane landed at 15:30 at Fornebu and was surrounded by the police. After one hour, Huseby released 70 hostages in exchange for having the aircraft being moved closer to the terminal building. Thirty minutes later, Huseby released the remaining passengers. He drank throughout the incident, and at 17:30, after he consumed the plane's beer supply, he surrendered his weapon in exchange for more beer. The plane was immediately stormed and Huseby arrested.
Hijacking
The hijacking occurred on board Braathens SAFE Flight 139 en route from Trondheim Airport, Værnes to Oslo Airport, Fornebu. The aircraft was a Boeing 737-205, named Harald Gille (after
The plane landed at Fornebu at 15:30, fifteen minutes after schedule. The aircraft parked at a location 700 metres (2,300 ft) from the terminal. It was immediately surrounded by police special forces, as well as officers from Asker and Bærum Police Department. Two special-trained police officers were placed in the control tower, where they negotiated with Huseby. Fornebu was closed, and air traffic was rerouted to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.[4] The passengers were not informed about the incident until the aircraft was surrounded by the police.[3] The hijacker informed the passengers and crew falsely that he had placed explosives in the toilet rooms, but that no one would be hurt if they cooperated. Huseby was dressed in a suit with sunglasses. The passengers on board described his actions as calm.[5] During the whole incident, Huseby repeatedly asked for and drank beer.[3]
Huseby's demands were to talk to
A friend of Huseby helped the police in the negotiations.[4] At 18:30, the aircraft was out of beer, so Huseby agreed to throw the gun out of the window in exchange for more beer. This was delivered by a civilian police officer.[6] The aircraft was then immediately stormed by special forces and Huseby was arrested. No one was injured in the hijacking.[6][7]
Aftermath
Stein Arvid Huseby, originally from Karmøy, was at the time 24 years old. He had just finished studying at a Christian upper secondary school in Trondheim. He had previously been sentenced five times for violent offenses, including an armed robbery of a taxi and threatening a lensmann with a shotgun.[3][8] He was beaten and abused by his father, and started drinking as a 13-year-old.[9] He lost his job as a seaman due to drunkenness, and was put into a psychiatric institution in 1980, aged 19. In 1983, he was admitted to a Christian school, and had managed to stay away from alcohol for two years, but had started again just prior to the incident. He stated that he was afraid to lose his friends due to his misuse of alcohol.[8]
During the court case, Huseby stated that he wanted help from society and attention drawn to his cause. However, he stated that he regretted doing this by hijacking. He stated that all he wanted was to send a message to the minister of justice and prime minister that he needed help, and that he did not intend that the other passengers be aware of his threats. Huseby stated that the hijacking was spontaneous and that he planned to make an armed robbery or take hostages at the
References
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- ^ a b "Tre års fengsel for flykapreren" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 30 May 1986.
- ^ a b "24åring kjent skyldig som flykaprer: første dom efter ny lov". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 30 May 1986.