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Agusta-Bell AB 206B-2 JetRanger crash near Kálfeyrarfjöll, near Hamarsfjörður, Eastern Region, Iceland

fatal1997-09-141 fatality
Summary

The JetRanger was engaged in cargo work when a skid snagged a rock and the helicopter turned over. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. He was making his ninety-third landing of the day, in gathering dusk.

Incident details
Date
1997-09-14
Location
Kálfeyrarfjöll, near Hamarsfjörður, Eastern Region, Iceland
Registration
TF-HHD
Operator type
commercial
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Occupants
1
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
manoeuvre
Source
RNSA ↗
64.6667, -14.5000
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceRNSA
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