Narrative:
Crashed into Mount Smjörfjöllum.
» Flight International 24 January 1981
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 22 September 1980 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander |
| Operator: | Flugfelag Austurlands |
| Registration: | TF-RTO |
| MSN: | 142 |
| First flight: | 1969-12-16 (10 years 9 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Mount Smjörfjöllum ( Iceland)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bakkafjördur Airport (BJD/BIBK), Iceland |
| Egilsstadir Airport (EGS/BIEG), Iceland |
Crashed into Mount Smjörfjöllum.
Sources:
» Icelandic Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB)» Flight International 24 January 1981
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» Thomas Brügge
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes
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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 Bakkafjördur Airport to Egilsstadir Airport as the crow flies is 84 km (52 miles).
Distance from Bakkafjördur Airport to Egilsstadir Airport as the crow flies is 84 km (52 miles).
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