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| Date: | Thursday 29 June 1972 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-160 Apache |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | OY-ABW |
| MSN: | 23-1596 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Atlantic -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vagar, Faroe Islands (10:00) |
| Rekjavik, Iceland (15:00) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Disappeared at sea. Not found. Pilot Dentist Sveinn Petursson, wife and two children.
Sources:
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1341672/
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1079745/
http://www.oy-reg.dk/register/200.html
Der Nordschleswiger 1 July 1972, p10
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Sep-2011 04:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2012 17:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jul-2025 08:01 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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