Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 29 May 1947
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Flugflag Islands
Registration Number: TF-ISI
Location: H?insfjr?ur –
ÿ Iceland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25
Component Affected: Aircraft fuselage and wings.Aircraft fuselage and wings.
Category: Accident
A DC-3 passenger plane crashed on Hestfjall Mountain near Hdinsfjrdur in Iceland. The wreckage was discovered the following morning.A DC-3 passenger plane crashed on Hestfjall Mountain near Hdinsfjrdur in Iceland. The wreckage was discovered the following morning.
Description
An Icelandic DC-3 passenger plane departed Reykjavik at 11:25 on a domestic flight to Akureyri, Iceland. The airplane flew into the side of Hestfjall Mountain, at the side of Hdinsfjrdur. The wreckage was located the following morning.
Source of Information
http://hedinsfjordur.is/hedinsfjordur-2/flugslys-1947/http://hedinsfjordur.is/hedinsfjordur-2/flugslys-1947/Primary Cause
Possible impact with a mountain slope or terrain.Possible impact with a mountain slope or terrain.Share on:
