Crash of a Piper PA-31-310 Navajo in Höfn

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
Operator:
Registration:
TF-RTR
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
31-68
YOM:
1968
Location:
Höfn-Hornafjörður
Eastern Region (Austurland)
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Höfn-Hornafjörður Airport runway 36, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a river located about 200 meters from the runway end. All occupants were rescued while the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-8 in Sólheimasandur

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1973 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
17171
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Höfn - Keflavik
MSN:
43309
YOM:
1944
Location:
Sólheimasandur
Southern Region (Suðurland)
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to Keflavik after having delivered various equipment at Höfn-Hornafjörður Airport. While flying along the south coast of the island, the crew encountered icing conditions and as the pilot was unable to maintain the prescribed altitude, he decided to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in a snow and icy terrain located in the uninhabited area of Sólheimasandur. While all seven occupants were rescued, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site.
Probable cause:
Icing conditions.
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