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| Date: | Sunday 28 September 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft UC-45E Expeditor (D18S) |
| Owner/operator: | Icelandair Flugfélag Islands |
| Registration: | TF-ISF |
| MSN: | 4782 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | S of Heimaey Airport -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vestmannaeyjaflugvelli, Heymaey |
| Reykjavik | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aborted take-off after reached about 4-6 meters height and came down in a lava field. No injuries. Pilot Skúli Petersen. Canx 5.3.1948. Ex 43-33285.
Sources:
http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issld=304734
http://timarit.is/files/13999555.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 30-Nov-2009 09:46 | Peter Layne | Updated |
| 15-Jan-2011 17:29 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2011 14:54 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2011 14:52 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Sep-2014 15:07 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2015 09:23 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2019 18:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2019 18:54 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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