1975 Kjalarnes helicopter crash

Deadliest helicopter crash in Icelandic aviation history September 2020 1975 Kjalarnes helicopter crash SikorskyS-55C-GWWH.JPG A Sikorsky S-55C, similar to the accident aircraft Accident 1975 01 17 Crashed due to wind conditions Hjarðarnes, Hvalfjörður, Iceland 64.288 -21.818 type:event_globe:earth_region:IS ti Sikorsky S-55B Þyrluflug hf. TF-LKH Reykjavík Airport, Iceland Vegamót, Snæfellsnes, Iceland 7 5 2 7 0 The 1975 Kjalarnes helicopter crash occurred on 17 January 1975, when a Sikorsky S-55B helicopter crashed by the Hjarðarnes farm in Hvalfjörður, Iceland, while en route from Reykjavík Airport to Snæfellsnes.Sjö fórust https://timarit.is/page/3259862 7 September 2020 Vísir 17 January 1975 1 Icelandic Tímarit.is Seven people were on board, including two crew members and five employees of RARIK, the Icelandic State Electricity company.Þyrlan virtist falla stjórnlaus til jarðar https://timarit.is/page/1459687 7 September 2020 Morgunblaðið 18 January 1975 1, 3 Icelandic Tímarit.is Everyone on board was killed on impact.Sjö fórust með þyrlunni https://timarit.is/page/2843530 7 September 2020 Þjóðviljinn 18 January 1975 1 Icelandic Tímarit.is It remains the deadliest helicopter crash in Icelandic aviation history.Þetta gerðist https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1451526/ 7 September 2020 Morgunblaðið 17 January 2013 Icelandic Aircraft and crew The Sikorsky S-55B helicopter was built in 1954 and originally used by the United States Army. It was operated by Orlando Helicopter Airways from 1971 until it was sold to Þyrluflug hf. which received it on 1 January 1975.TF-LKH N6734 52-7617 Sikorsky H-19D Chickasaw C/N 55-645 https://www.helis.com/database/cn/24665/ helis.com 7 September 2020 The pilot was 31-year old Lúðvík Karlsson, a well known aviation pioneer in Iceland.Kristinn H. Guðnason Ævintýramaðurinn og sagnameistarinn Lúðvík Karlsson https://www.dv.is/fokus/timavelin/2019/06/09/aevintyramadurinn-og-sagnameistarinn-ludvik-karlsson/ 7 September 2020 Dagblaðið Vísir 9 June 2019 IcelandicUrðum að flýja undan flóðbylgju https://timarit.is/page/1455197 7 September 2020 Morgunblaðið 21 August 1974 3, 16 Icelandic Tímarit.is The second crew member was Kristján S. Helgason, the director of Þyrluflug hf.Lúðvík Karlsson & Kristján Helgason https://timarit.is/page/3573366? 4 August 2022 Íslendingaþættir Tímans Tíminn 8 February 1975 11 Icelandic Tímarit.is Cause The cause of the crash was ruled to be wind conditions at Hjarðarnes. The helicopter was also believed to have been overloaded but the investigative committee stated that the crash would have likely occurred even if it had been correctly loaded,Flugmanni varð ekki á stórkostleg vangá https://timarit.is/page/2473179 7 September 2020 Dagblaðið Vísir 2 March 1983 4 Icelandic Tímarit.is a ruling confirmed by the Supreme Court of Iceland in 1983.Ekki sannað að þyrluflugmaðurinn hafi sýnt gáleysi eða vangá https://timarit.is/page/1571633 4 August 2022 Morgunblaðið 23 March 1983 20–21 Icelandic Tímarit.is References Category:1975 in Iceland Icelandic Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iceland Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving helicopters