What the records say
- When
- 17 Jan 1975
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 64.29° N, 21.82° W
- Description
- deadliest helicopter crash in Icelandic aviation history
- Deaths
- 7
1975 Kjalarnes helicopter crash
Deadliest helicopter crash in Icelandic aviation history
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. Seven people were on board, including two crew members and five employees of RARIK, the Icelandic State Electricity company. Everyone on board was killed on impact.
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