ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229089
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| Date: | 17-SEP-2019 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Pytur Aviation Club |
| Registration: | TF-KAJ |
| MSN: | 18-7609019 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skálafell -
 Iceland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mosfellsbæ |
| Skálafell | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB Iceland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was caught by a gust of wind and impacted the ground while flying low to inspect an intended landing area. A fire erupted. The pilot survived.
Sources:
https://www.visir.is/g/2019190918965/fundu-flugmanninn-gangandi-vid-topp-skalafells
https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2019/09/18/pilot_survives_plane_crash_near_reykjavik/
ex.N9669P.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2019 19:42 | harro | Added |
| 18-Sep-2019 10:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Source] |
| 18-Sep-2019 11:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source] |
| 18-Sep-2019 13:09 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source] |
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