1986 Eagle Air Piper PA-23 crash

1986 aviation accident involved a PA-23 November 2024 Accident 1986 Eagle Air Piper PA-23 crash Piper PA-23-250 Aztec AN0864458.jpg A Piper PA-23-250 Aztec, similar to the aircraft involved 1.15 1986 04 05 y Downdraft during landing Ljósufjöll, Iceland 64.927 -22.570 type:event_globe:earth_region:IS ti Piper PA-23-250 Aztec TF-ORM Ísafjörður Airport, Iceland Reykjavík Airport, Iceland 7 6 1 5 2 On 5 April 1986, at 13:26, an Eagle Air Piper PA-23-250 Aztec light aircraft crashed in Ljósufjöll in Snæfellsnes, Iceland killing five of the occupants on board.7 April 1986 Tveir lifðu af - fimm fórust í flugslysinu Icelandic Two survived - five died in the plane crash 1, 4, 5, 48 Dagblaðið Vísir https://timarit.is/page/2514336 19 June 20218 April 1986 Tveir komust lífs af Icelandic Two survived 1 Tíminn https://timarit.is/page/4032901#page/n0/mode/2up 19 June 2021Breidfjord Huldar 1 December 2011 Flugslysið í Ljósufjöllum Icelandic The plane crash in Ljjufjöllur 14 Bæjarins Besta https://timarit.is/page/6237445 19 June 2021 The aircraft was on a charter flight from Ísafjörður to Reykjavík and carried six passengers, including a couple with an 11-month-old child, and a pilot. It was believed that the plane landed in a downdraft and crashed into the slopes of Ljósufjöll, south of Sóleyjardalur.Ólafsdóttir Halla 8 April 2020 Ljósufjöll Icelandic Light mountains RÚV https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ljosufjoll/29857/8snk8j 19 June 2021 It remains one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Iceland's history8 April 1986 Sjöunda mesta slys íslenskrar flugsögu Icelandic The seventh worst accident in Icelandic aviation history 2 Dagblaðið Vísir https://timarit.is/page/2514385 19 June 2021Ingólfsson Arnar Thor 12 June 2019 Fyrsta banaslysið í flugi frá 2015 Icelandic Morgunblaðið https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2019/06/12/fyrsta_banaslysid_i_flugi_fra_2015/ 19 June 2021 and resulted in changes to aviation regulations and procedures to increase the flow of up-to-date weather information to pilots. The wreckage of the plane was found on the northern slopes of Ljósufjöll, at an altitude of 700 m, just before midnight the same day. Men from the Air Rescue Squad in Reykjavík were the first to arrive at the scene of the accident and there were three passengers alive in the wreckage, but one passenger died in a snowmobile on the way down the mountain.8 April 1986 Flugvélin nötraði og kastaðist til í loftinu Icelandic The plane shook and tossed in the air 1, 22, 23, 52-56 Morgunblaðið https://timarit.is/page/1630819 19 June 2021Einarsson Guðni 7 March 1993 Af hverju ég? Icelandic Why me? 18–19 Morgunblaðið https://timarit.is/page/1781428 19 June 2021 Investigation Final Report An investigation by the Air Accident Committee and the Civil Aviation Administration concluded that the plane likely landed in a downdraft resulting in it crashing into the slopes of Ljósufjöll. It also concluded that a large part of the cause was due to the pilots lack of access to current weather information in the area.Pétursson Jón Birgir 19 February 1987 Veðurstofan ein hafði réttu upplýsingarnar um hvernig veðrið í rauninni var Icelandic Veðurstofan ein hafði réttu upplýsingarnar um hvernig veðrið í rauninni var 7 Vestfirska Fréttablaðið https://timarit.is/page/6545563 11 February 2022 Recommendations The accident and investigation resulted in changes on aviation regulations and procedures to increase the flow of up-to-date weather information between pilots and the Icelandic Meteorological Office. It also led to an overhaul of how air operators' logbooks, brochures and other educational material published by the Civil Aviation Administration are used in pilot training and retraining, e.g. in pilots aptitude test.17 February 1987 1,5 millj. til að auka upplýsingar milli Veðurstofu og flugmanna Icelandic 1.5 million to increase information between the Norwegian Meteorological Agency and pilots 4 Morgunblaðið https://timarit.is/page/1649910 11 February 2022 Aftermath Three days after the crash, a survivor who lost his wife and child in the crash, told his story in an interview with Morgunblaðið.9 April 1986 Þrýsti barninu að mér og reyndi að verja konuna Icelandic Pushed the baby to me and tried to protect the woman Morgunblaðið https://timarit.is/page/1630883 19 June 2021 The interview caused a considerable backlash towards the newspaper and doctors at Borgarspítalinn.This section doesn't clearly explain why the newspaper and the doctors received backlash for the interview February 202424 April 1986 Trúin og bænin hafa veitt mér hugarró og hjálp Icelandic Faith and prayer have given me peace of mind and help 40–41 Morgunblaðið https://timarit.is/page/1631858 19 June 2021Magnúsdóttir Thorbjörg Blaðamenn eiga ekki erindi við slasaða Icelandic Journalists have no business with the injured 4 Morgunblaðið https://timarit.is/page/1631758 19 June 2021 The aftermath of the accident also caused a controversy in Iceland due to the governments regulations regarding passenger compensations for plane accidents which was 47-times lower than passengers in an automobile accident could receive.17 June 1987 Löggjafinn viðheldur smánarbótum Icelandic The legislature maintains contempt compensation 1, 7–9 The weekend post https://timarit.is/page/986867 11 February 2022 In popular culture In 2020, RÚV featured the accident in a three-part radio series.Ólafsdóttir Halla Ljósufjöll Light mountains https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ljosufjoll/29857/8snk8h https://web.archive.org/web/20210627223712/https://www.ruv.is/utvarp/spila/ljosufjoll/29857/8snk8j 27 June 2021 11 February 2022 RÚV In 2011, the accident was featured in the book Útkall - Ofviðri í Ljósufjöllum, part of the Útkall book series by Óttar Sveinsson.Bjarnason Helgi 16 December 2011 Ómannlegar raunir í Ljósufjöllum Icelandic Inhuman trials in Ljõsufjöll Morgunblaðið https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1403919/ 11 February 2022 In 2022, the story from the book was featured in the sixth episode of the docuseries Útkall on the television channel Hringbraut.2022 6 þáttur: Ofviðri í Ljósufjöllum Icelandic Episode 6: Torrential storm in Ljõsufjöll Hringbraut Fréttablaðið https://hringbraut.frettabladid.is/sjonvarp/utkall/6-thattur-ofvidri-i-ljosufjollum/ 4 February 202312 April 2022 "Mér fannst eins og hann væri lifandi" - Flugslysið í Ljósufjöllum Icelandic "I felt like he was alive" - The plane crash in Ljõsufjöllur Fréttablaðið https://www.frettabladid.is/lifid/mer-fannst-eins-og-hann-vaeri-lifandi-utkall-i-kvold-um-flugslysid-i-ljosufjollum/ 4 February 2023 References External links Report of the Air Accident Committee Category:1986 in Iceland Icelandic Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Iceland