Keflavik - Keflavik

On November 2, 1941 at 12:00 PM, Keflavik - Keflavik experienced a crash involving Martin PBM Mariner, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Krísuvík Southern Peninsula (Suðurnes).

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 12, crew fatalities: 12, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean. Following an uneventful mission, the aircraft was returning to its base when pilots encountered poor weather conditions at destination. After circling the base while awaiting visibility improvement, the captain attempted a visual approach as no instruments were available at that time. While descending to 800 feet, the seaplane hit a mountain slope located near Krísuvík, some 25 km southeast of the Keflavik Airport. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 12 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1248, MSN 1248.