Aviation accidents in Iceland
The NTSB database holds 39 accidents and incidents in Iceland, recorded between 1966 to 2025. 12 of them were fatal (31%), and 23 people died.
The deadliest year was 2019, with 3 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1 records).
The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 767, Boeing 757 and Aero Commander 500.
28 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
39
Records
12
Fatal
23
Deaths
31%
Share fatal
1966 to 2025
Period
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11 of 39 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
All 39 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2023 | Cessna 172N | Mountains, Iceland | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Jun 2019 | Piper PA23 | Mulakot, Iceland | Egir ib Wessman | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Aug 2000 | Cessna 210L | Reykjavik, Iceland | L.i.o. Ehf/Air Charter Iceland | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Aug 2013 | Beechcraft B200 | Akureyri, Iceland | Mýflug Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Mar 2001 | Aero Commander 500S | Kross, Iceland | Gwen Bloomingdale | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Sep 1994 | Aero Commander 500S | Westman Isles, Iceland | Eagle Air International | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jan 1986 | Cessna P210N | Keflavik, Iceland | Jean-Pierre Brune | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Sep 1975 | Piper PA-30 | S Coast, Iceland | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Aug 2015 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Akureyri, Iceland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Feb 2008 | Piper PA-28-161 | Vik, Iceland | Gregory Frey | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Feb 2008 | Cessna 310N | Keflavík, Iceland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Snaefellsnes, Iceland | NOT Avaiable | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 May 2025 | Piper PA-24 | Reykjavik, Iceland | Weyland Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2024 | Beechcraft B | Vestmannaeyjar islands, Iceland | - | Unknown | - |
| 22 Dec 2022 | Beecraft 200GT | Akureyri, Iceland | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2022 | Boeing 787-9 | Keflavík, Iceland | American Airlines Inc | Unknown | - |
| 3 Feb 2022 | Cessna 172N | Reykjavik, Iceland | - | Unknown | - |
| 28 Dec 2020 | Airbus A330 | Keflavik, Iceland | Delta Air Lines | Unknown | - |
| 31 Jan 2020 | Boeing 757 | Keflavik, Iceland | - | Unknown | - |
| 6 Jun 2019 | Cessna 207 | Birtingarholt, Iceland | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2017 | Boeing 737 | Keflavik, Iceland | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2016 | Boeing 757 | Keflavik, Iceland | - | Unknown | - |
| 13 Sep 2014 | Diamond DA20-C1 | Hveragerdi, Iceland, Iceland | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2014 | Boeing 767 322 | Reykjavik, Iceland | United Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2014 | Piper PA12 | Reykjavik, Iceland | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2013 | Boeing 737 | Keflavik, Iceland | Primera Air | Unknown | - |
| 26 Feb 2013 | Boeing 757 | Keflavik, Iceland | Icelandair EHF | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 2012 | Dornier 328 | Reykjavik, Iceland | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2011 | Boeing 757-200 | Keflavik, Iceland | Icelandair | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2010 | Boeing 767-323 | Keflavik, Iceland | American Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2009 | Boeing 767 | Keflavik, Iceland | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2009 | Boeing 757 | Keflavík, Iceland | Icelandair | Unknown | - |
| 17 Sep 2006 | Boeing 767-300 | Iceland | - | Unknown | - |
| 28 Sep 1998 | Cessna 152 | Iceland | Edward Lomodu | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1998 | Fairchild Hiller FH-227B | Keflavik, Iceland | Legion Express | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1998 | Boeing 767-304 | Keflavik, Iceland | Britannia Gmbh | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1996 | Britten-Norman BN2A-21 | Iceland | Wagner Foundation | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1968 | Douglas C-54D | Reykjavik, Iceland | FAA Flight INS | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1966 | Curtis-Wrt C-46 | Keflavick Ice, Iceland | Industrija NAF | No injuries | - |