Accident Cessna 177 Cardinal TF-KEX, Thursday 1 April 2010
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Date:Thursday 1 April 2010
Time:16:07 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C177 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 177 Cardinal
Owner/operator:Málarinn ehf
Registration: TF-KEX
MSN: 17701163
Year of manufacture:1968
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Fludir, southern Iceland -   Iceland
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: RNF
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The plane had been circling the summer huts at Fludir, a popular resort for Icelanders, when it suddenly lost power and crashed to the ground. All four occupants received moderate to serious injuries.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: RNF
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.rnf.is/media/skyrslur/2010/Lokaskyrsla-um-flugslys-TF-KEX-2010.pdf

http://icelandreview.com/news/2010/04/01/plane-crashes-near-fludir-south-iceland
https://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/popup/mynd.html?nid=1481423&imgid=526723

https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1139451/ (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Apr-2010 22:59 Eccos Added
07-Apr-2010 01:24 RobertMB Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
04-Nov-2013 21:05 harro Updated [Source, ]

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