Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 5 March 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KG396
Location: 19 km SSE of Reykjav¡k/Keflav¡k-Meeks Field (KEF) –
ÿ Iceland
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Aircraft systems, including navigation, communication, and control systems.Aircraft systems, including navigation, communication, and control systems.
Category: Accident
A radio range approach to Meeks Field, Iceland, resulted in a fatal aviation incident involving two or three crew members. Conflicting reports indicate fatalities.A radio range approach to Meeks Field, Iceland, resulted in a fatal aviation incident involving two or three crew members. Conflicting reports indicate fatalities.
Description
Flew into high ground near Meeks Field, Iceland while descending in cloud during a Radio Range approach. Conflicting reports suggests two or three crew members were killed.
Source of Information
http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/08754.phphttp://www.rafcommands.com/archive/08754.phpPrimary Cause
Potential for adverse weather conditions, specifically high ground near Meeks Field, Iceland, combined with a radio range approach, likely contributed to the incident.Potential for adverse weather conditions, specifically high ground near Meeks Field, Iceland, combined with a radio range approach, likely contributed to the incident.Share on:
