Flight 253 was the third write-off of a Heron and the second fatal accident with the type . The accident was Braathens SAFE 's first fatal accident . Along with Flight 239 in 1972 , which killed 40 people , they would be the only fatal accidents in the airline 's history . There has been erected a memorial at the crash site
Flight 239
Braathens SAFE Flight 239
Braathens SAFE Flight 253