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| Date: | Monday 6 July 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Partenavia P.68B Observer |
| Owner/operator: | Octavia Air |
| Registration: | G-SPOT |
| MSN: | 15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Vagar, Faroe Islands -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aberdeen-Dyce Airport (ABZ/EGPD) |
| Vagar Airport (EKVG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Struck a mountain at 150m and crashed into a fjord near Vagar, Faroe Islands, on 6/7/1987. The aircraft was approaching Vagar en route from Aberdeen, Scotland. All three persons on board were killed
Sources:
http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1gar_Airport
https://ukga.com/forum/viewthread?showAll=true&forumThreadId=5157
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2008 11:10 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Aug-2008 11:24 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Aug-2011 03:29 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Dec-2012 17:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2013 22:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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