Incident report
Schweizer 269C crash near Mælifellssandur, Southern Region, Iceland
fatal1977-04-252 fatalities
Summary
The Hughes 269C crashed into a glacier at Maelifellssandur, killing both occupants. The flight was operating under visual flight rules in instrument meteorological conditions.
Incident details
Date
1977-04-25
Location
Mælifellssandur, Southern Region, Iceland
Aircraft
Registration
TF-AGN
Operator type
private
Fatalities
2
Injuries
0
Occupants
2
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Source
RNF ↗63.9167, -19.0833
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities2
Injuries0
SourceRNF
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