Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 3, 1967 (3 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 3, 1967 near Vestmannaeyjar Southern Region, Iceland with 3 fatalities.

A Flugsyn cargo flight from Reykjavik to Vestmannaeyjar was on approach when the weather deteriorated and the runway could not be found. After a go around and a holding pattern, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Kervikurkjall less than 4 km north of the airfield on 3 May 1967. All three crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.

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