Narrative:The Douglas R4D-8 US Navy transport plane had delivered supplies at Hofn Hornafjördur Airport for the radar-station in Stokksnes, Iceland. En route the airplane encountered severe icing. The crew were not able to maintain altitude. A forced landing was carried out on an ice covered river on near coast of Iceland. The ice broke but the airplane did not sink.
The remains of the plane were abandoned and the main fuselage is still there.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
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Morgunblaðið, 22-11-1973
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accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
accident date:
21-11-1973type: Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3)
registration: 17171
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.