Crash of a Douglas DC-3 on Mt Hestfjall: 25 killed
Date & Time:
May 29, 1947 at 1248 LT
Operator:
Registration:
TF-ISI
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Reykjavik – Akureyri
MSN:
13389
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
21
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
25
Circumstances:
Enroute from Reykjavik to Akureyri, while flying in marginal weather conditions east of the city of Siglufjörður, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Hestfjall located on the west coast of the Héðinsfjörður Bay. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 25 occupants were killed. Up to date, worst airplane crash in Iceland History.
