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| Date: | Monday 26 March 1973 |
| Time: | noon |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 50 Twin Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | TF-VOR |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Búrfjöllum -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Akureyri |
| Reykjavik | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at glacier Langjoekull due to icing. Veteran pilots Bjoern Palsson (65) and Haukur Claessen (55), director of aviation councils.
Sources:
Hamburger Abendblatt 27 March 1973
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Apr-2011 15:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2013 13:15 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 06-Mar-2018 20:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, ] |
| 26-Jun-2024 19:10 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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