ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21414
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| Date: | 08-NOV-1983 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-76A |
| Owner/operator: | Icelandic Coast Guard |
| Registration: | TF-RAN |
| MSN: | 760081 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Western Fjords -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Coastguard vessel Odin |
| Reykjafik (RKV/BIRK) |
TF-RAN Crashed in Iceland's Western fjords near Höfðaströnd during training mission. The helicopter was used for SAR missions. The helicopter departed it's base Reykjafik (RKV/BIRK) and flew to the Coasguard vessel "Odin". The helicopter crashed at night, shortly after take off from the vessel's helideck. The wreckage was located by the crane of the Odin, at a depth of 90 meters.
The crew of the helicopter was Björn Jónsson (commander), Þórhallur Karlsson (commander), Ingi Sigurjónsson (mate) and Bjarni John (aircraft mechanic).
Sources:
-World Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
-Guide at the Maritime Museum in Reykjavik.
https://www.mbl.is/myndasafn/mynd/130203/
https://www.mbl.is/myndasafn/mynd/14476/
http://www.lhg.is/frettirogutgafa/frettir/nr/2670
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2008 02:51 | Bleiente | Added |
| 22-Jun-2008 04:52 | Taildragger | Updated |
| 22-Jun-2008 05:24 | gallo | Updated |
| 22-Jun-2008 11:56 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Jun-2008 14:18 | JINX | Updated |
| 11-Jun-2010 13:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Country, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 11-Jun-2010 13:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Jun-2010 13:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Nov-2012 13:51 | TB | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2015 13:14 | jevage | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2017 18:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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