ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332139
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 May 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Flugsyn |
| Registration: | TF-AIO |
| MSN: | 33416/16668 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vestmannaeyjar -
 Iceland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Reykjavík Domestic Airport (RKV/BIRK) |
| Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY/BIVM) |
The aircraft, operating on a VFR flight plan, encountered deteriorating weather conditions which where below landing minima. The crew elected to circle the island and wait for better weather. The plane was later found to have crashed at 210 feet altitude in a very steep hillside.
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