Incident Overview
Date: Friday 16 May 1952
Aircraft Type: Grumman SA-16A Albatross
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-0055
Location: Eyjafjallajkull –
ÿ Iceland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.Aircraft control surfaces and aerodynamic stability.
Category: Accident
A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during severe weather conditions, resulting in a crash into a glacier.A small aircraft experienced a catastrophic loss of control during severe weather conditions, resulting in a crash into a glacier.
Description
Crashed into a glacier in poor weather.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1109120http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1109120Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, including high winds and heavy snow, likely contributed to loss of control and subsequent impact.Severe weather conditions, including high winds and heavy snow, likely contributed to loss of control and subsequent impact.Share on:
