Incident Cessna F172M Skyhawk TF-EKK,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31429
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 December 1979
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna F172M Skyhawk
Owner/operator:
Registration: TF-EKK
MSN: F172-1113
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mosfjell -   Iceland
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Selfoss (13:00)
Destination airport:Gulfoss
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed. Occupants rescued injured. French pilot, two Finnish and one other foreign passengers on scenic flight. Survivors recovered by SAR helicopter but involved ins 2nd accident.

Sources:

http://timarit.is/files/16868680.pdf
https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2019/11/10/survived_two_plane_crashes_in_a_single_day/
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/200170

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
02-Sep-2012 06:07 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
23-Apr-2017 18:23 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities, Country, Narrative]
22-Jun-2019 16:08 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Dec-2019 15:19 Aerossurance Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative]

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