Incident Beechcraft UC-45E Expeditor (D18S) TF-ISF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 63402
 
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Date:Sunday 28 September 1947
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft UC-45E Expeditor (D18S)
Owner/operator:Icelandair
Registration: TF-ISF
MSN: 4782
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:S of Heimaey Airport -   Iceland
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Vestmannaeyjaflugvelli, Heymaey
Destination airport:Reykjavik
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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