The pilots were able to turn the aircraft around, but it nevertheless hit Hummelfjell at an altitude of 1,350 meters (4,430 ft) above mean sea level.

The investigation concluded that neither technical faults with the aircraft nor pilot error played a part in the incident, and that it was not possible to predict the weather conditions which caused the icing.

The accident aircraft was a de Havilland DH-114 Heron 2B with registration LN-SUR, serial number 14093, and named Lars.

He was at the time the channel's most popular host, specializing in quiz programs, and has been described as Norway's first national celebrity.

[10] The aircraft was traveling 300 kilometers per hour (160 kn; 190 mph) at the impact, striking the ground tail-first.

[4] The aircraft bounced once before settling in a snow dune, which limited the impact forces considerably and presumably saved many passengers' lives.

The captain was killed in the crash, and a passenger died some time later of heart problems related to the stress of the accident.

The accident occurred in an isolated area, in bad weather, and at a very inaccessible site for the search and rescue party.

[11] The accident and rescue operations generated a large media interest, especially via radio, which was compounded by a celebrity being amongst the passengers.

On 8 November, a team of twenty-eight people started search for the aircraft around Hummelfjell, based on reports of a loud sound in the area.

They set up a base of operations at a farm at Brend, which was able to feed and house the entire group of military and volunteer personnel.

[12] After spending about twenty-four hours at the accident site, and without any sign of the blizzard dying down, Kirkvaag— who had two fractures in his leg— and another passenger chose to go for help.

It took hours to complete the rescue, and several people were carried out on stretchers made from parts of the aircraft.

[13] Representatives from the Royal Norwegian Air Force and de Havilland inspected the wreckage on 11 November, concluding that the aircraft was a write-off.

[13] The commission found that the aircraft was subject to so much icing that even if it had steered clear of Hummelfjell, it would still have been forced to land within a short time, or it would have inevitably crashed.