Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 29 MAY 1947 |
| Time: | 12:48 |
| Type: | Douglas C-47A-25-DK |
| Operator: | Flugfélag Islands |
| Registration: | TF-ISI |
| C/n / msn: | 13389 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hjedinsfjordur (Iceland) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV/BIRK), Iceland |
| Akureyri Airport (AEY/BIAR), Iceland |
Crashed.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Reykjavík Domestic Airport to Akureyri Airport as the crow flies is 247 km (155 miles).
Distance from Reykjavík Domestic Airport to Akureyri Airport as the crow flies is 247 km (155 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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