Flight Safety – Page 2

Part of an engine, fallen in the yard in Waremme, from Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-412F reg. TF-AMC // Source: Facebook page of Hervé Rigot

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Air Atlanta Icelandic plane dropped part of an engine in the yard of a house in Belgium

Habitats of Waremme near Liege, Belgium reported about the part of an engine, falling from the sky to the yard of their house. As it was clarified later, the part…

Near-miss in Keflavik between flights ICE533 and ICE6LC // Source: Flightradar24

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The dangerous approach in Keflavik. Arriving plane almost landed on the departing aircraft

Two Icelandair planes were in danger situation at Keflavik aerodrome (ICAO: BIKF) when one of them almost landed on top of another. The incident happened on 31.August 2022 in the…

The new volcanic eruption on Reykjanes peninsula started on 3.August 2022 // Source: pilot Lucia

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A new volcanic eruption started in Iceland, Isavia issues routes for flightseeing

Lava appeared on the surface of the Reykjanes peninsula around 12:00UTC from the crack at the northern edge of Fagradalsfjall mountain. The area is situated between Reykjavik and Keflavik. The…

Controls of the Cessna 172 reg. TF-ABB, crashed in Þingvallavatn lake on 3.February 2022 // Source: RNSA

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RNSA publishes a report about the crashed plane of the head of AOPA-Iceland

Transport Accident Investigation Board (RNSA) published a preliminary report about the accident with Cessna 172 registration TF-ABB, which crashed in Ölfusvatnsvík bay, in the south of Þingvallavatn lake, on 3.February…

Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 9 reg.TF-ICB during departure from Keflavik to Seattle on 22 February 2022 // Source: Jackson Jokerst (YouTube)

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Icelandair Boeing 737 MAX 9 got tail strike during the departure from Keflavik, source revealed

Icelandair pilots performed a tail strike during the take off from runway 19 at Keflavik airport (ICAO: BIKF) on Boeing 737 MAX 9 with registration TF-ICB. The incident reported by…

Cessna 172 reg. TF-ABB was taken from the bottom of Þingvallavatn after crash on 3.February // Source: Kristinn Magnússon (MBL.is)

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Rescuers took crashed Cessna 172 TF-ABB from Þingvallavatn to the shore

A group of 55 specialists was needed to lift from the bottom of the Þingvallavatn lake Cessna 172 reg. TF-ABB, which drowned there on 3.February, MBL reported. During the crash,…

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ICETRA explains in what cases let Russian aircraft in Iceland

Iceland closed airspace for Russian airlines on the morning 27.February as part of the sanctions due to the Russian military invasion in Ukraine, which started 24.February 2022. The prohibition covers…

Cessna 172N reg. TF-ABB crashed in Þingvallavatn // Source: Andro Loria and Skyvector.com

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Rescuers found four bodies near the crashed plane of the head of AOPA-Iceland

Divers from the Icelandic Coast Guard (Icelandic Landhelgisgæsla Íslands) and a special squad of the National Commissioner of Police found four bodies in Þingvallavatn close to the remains of Cessna…

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Rescuers did not find anyone inside the crashed plane of the head of AOPA-Iceland. Search continues

Underwater detailed examination of the Cessna 172N with registration TF-ABB, which crashed in Ölfusvatnsvík bay, has revealed that none of the four missing people is now inside the plane. According…

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The missing plane of the head of AOPA-Iceland has been found in Ölfusvatnsvík bay

A remote-controlled submarine of the company Teledyne Gavia has found the remains of Cessna 172N with registration TF-ABB, which has departed from Reykjavik capital airport (ICAO: BIRK) at 10:30UTC on…