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| Date: | Tuesday 8 November 1983 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76A |
| Owner/operator: | Icelandic Coast Guard |
| Registration: | TF-RAN |
| MSN: | 760081 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Western Fjords -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Coast Guard Vessel Odin |
| Reykjafik (RKV/BIRK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
TF-RAN Crashed in Iceland's Western fjords near Höfðaströnd during training mission. The helicopter was used for SAR missions. The helicopter departed it's base Reykjafik (RKV/BIRK) and flew to the Coast Guard vessel "Odin". The helicopter crashed at night, shortly after take off from the vessel's helideck. The wreckage was located by the crane of the Odin, at a depth of 90 meters. The right hand sliding door had separated but it was not determined if this resulted in rotor blade damage.
The crew of the helicopter was Björn Jónsson (commander), Þórhallur Karlsson (commander), Sigurjón Ingi Sigurjónsson (mate) and Bjarni Jóhannesson (aircraft mechanic).
Sources:
-World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
-Guide at the Maritime Museum in Reykjavik.
https://www.mbl.is/myndasafn/mynd/130203/
https://www.mbl.is/myndasafn/mynd/14476/
http://www.lhg.is/frettirogutgafa/frettir/nr/2670
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TF-RÁN_(II)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2008 02:51 | Bleiente | Added |
| 22-Jun-2008 04:52 | Taildragger | Updated |
| 22-Jun-2008 05:24 | gallo | Updated |
| 22-Jun-2008 11:56 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Jun-2008 14:18 | JINX | Updated |
| 11-Jun-2010 13:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 11-Jun-2010 13:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 11-Jun-2010 13:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 25-Nov-2012 13:51 | TB | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Mar-2015 13:14 | jevage | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2017 18:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2022 13:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2022 08:27 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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