Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 21 November 1973
Aircraft Type: Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Navy
Registration Number: 17171
Location: S¢lheimasandur –
ÿ Iceland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: The main fuselage of the Douglas R4D-8 aircraft.The main fuselage of the Douglas R4D-8 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Douglas R4D-8 transport plane experienced severe icing conditions during an en route delivery to a radar station in Iceland. The aircraft lost altitude and subsequently landed on an ice-covered river near the coast, resulting in abandonment of the aircraft’s remains. The plane did not sink.A Douglas R4D-8 transport plane experienced severe icing conditions during an en route delivery to a radar station in Iceland. The aircraft lost altitude and subsequently landed on an ice-covered river near the coast, resulting in abandonment of the aircraft’s remains. The plane did not sink.
Description
The Douglas R4D-8 US Navy transport plane had delivered supplies at Hofn Hornafjrdur Airport for the radar-station in Stokksnes, Iceland. En route the airplane encountered severe icing. The crew were not able to maintain altitude. A forced landing was carried out on an ice covered river on near coast of Iceland. The ice broke but the airplane did not sink. The remains of the plane were abandoned and the main fuselage is still there.
Source of Information
http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1448354http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1448354Primary Cause
Severe icing conditions caused by the aircraft’s flight path.Severe icing conditions caused by the aircraft’s flight path.Share on:
