Accident Cessna 310 D-ICMH,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184104
 
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Date:Saturday 25 August 1973
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C310 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 310
Owner/operator:private
Registration: D-ICMH
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Keflavik Int'l Airport -   Iceland
Phase: En route
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:Goose Bay
Destination airport:Keflavik Int'l Airport
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ditched in the sea out of fuel. Danish pilot Jan Held Christiansen ferried the new Cessna 310 from Goose Bay to new owner in Germany. He escaped in a rubber dinghy and rescued by a helicopter from NATO base Keflavik.

Sources:

http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/
The Victoria Advocat 26 August 1973, p12A

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Feb-2016 14:50 TB Added
29-Oct-2019 12:05 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location]
02-Feb-2022 15:50 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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