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| Date: | Saturday 25 August 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 310 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | D-ICMH |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Keflavik Int'l Airport -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay |
| Keflavik Int'l Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ditched in the sea out of fuel. Danish pilot Jan Held Christiansen ferried the new Cessna 310 from Goose Bay to new owner in Germany. He escaped in a rubber dinghy and rescued by a helicopter from NATO base Keflavik.
Sources:
http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/
The Victoria Advocat 26 August 1973, p12A
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2016 14:50 | TB | Added |
| 29-Oct-2019 12:05 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 02-Feb-2022 15:50 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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