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Crash of a Partenavia P.68B Observer near Tórshavn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-SPOT
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Aberdeen – Vágar
MSN:
15
YOM:
1981
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On approach to Vágar Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility when the aircraft struck a rocky face (150 metres high) located 15 km southeast from the airport, near Tórshavn. All three occupants were killed.