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Flugfélag Islands Flight 704
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Flugfélag Íslands Flight 704 was an aircraft accident involving the controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) of a Fokker F27 Friendship on the island of Mykines in Faroe Islands, on 26 September 1970 at 10:56. The Flugfélag Íslands aircraft was on its way to Vágar Airport, making a pass over Mykines before crashing into the highest peak of the island. Of the 34 passenger and crew on board, 8 died in the crash.[1][2] The captain and 7 passengers, all seated on the left side of the plane, were killed. 26 passengers and crew survived, some with serious injuries. Three passengers hiked for an hour to reach Mykines village to alert the authorities. Most of the villagers went up the mountain to aid the survivors before the arrival of the Danish patrol vessel F348 Hvidbjørnen [da].[3][4]
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Accident | |
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Date | 26 September 1970 (1970-09-26) |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Mykines, Faroe Islands |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Fokker F27 Friendship |
Operator | Flugfélag Íslands |
Registration | TF-FIL |
Flight origin | Reykjavík Airport, Iceland |
1st stopover | Bergen, Norway |
Destination | Vágar Airport, Faroe Islands |
Occupants | 34 |
Passengers | 30 |
Crew | 4 |
Fatalities | 8 |
Survivors | 26 |