Crash-aerien 21 NOV 1973 d'un Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3) 17171 - Sólheimasandur
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Date:mercredi 21 novembre 1973
Heure:14:00
Type/Sous-type:Silhouette image of generic DC3S model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3)
Compagnie:United States Navy
Immatriculation: 17171
Numéro de série: 43309
Année de Fabrication: 1944
Moteurs: 2 Wright R-1820-80
Equipage:victimes: 0 / à bord:
Passagers:victimes: 0 / à bord:
Total:victimes: 0 / à bord: 7
Dégats de l'appareil: Perte Totale
Conséquences: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Lieu de l'accident:Sólheimasandur (   Islande)
Phase de vol: En vol (ENR)
Nature:Militaire
Aéroport de départ:Hofn Hornafjördur Airport (HFN/BIHN), Islande
Aéroport de destination:?
Détails:
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.

Sources:
» Morgunblaðið, 22-11-1973


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accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
photo of Douglas-R4D-8-17171
accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
photo of Douglas-R4D-8-17171
accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
photo of Douglas-R4D-8-17171
accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
photo of Douglas-R4D-8-17171
accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
photo of Douglas-R4D-8-17171
accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
photo of Douglas-R4D-8-17171
accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
photo of Douglas-R4D-8-17171
accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
photo of Douglas-R4D-8-17171
accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
photo of Douglas-R4D-8-17171
accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8
registration: 17171
photo of Douglas-R4D-8-17171
accident date: 21-11-1973
type: Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3)
registration: 17171
 
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