Iceland B752 over Iceland on Apr 11th 2026, descended to 1000 feet about 70nm out
Last Update: April 15, 2026 / 10:44:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 11, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Icelandair
Flight number
FI-521
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Keflavik, Iceland
Aircraft Registration
TF-ISR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
The airline reported this was an unapproved overflight of the town the captain grew up in during the captain's retirement flight. The airline is looking into the very serious matter internally.
Residents reported they were puzzled by a very low flying aircraft.
ADS-B data transmitted by the aircraft show, the aircraft descended to 1375 feet on standard pressure setting (1013.25 QNH) while actual ambient pressure was 1003 QNH. Therefore the transponder altitude (1375 feet) was indicating about 300 feet above actual altitude.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 11, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Icelandair
Flight number
FI-521
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Keflavik, Iceland
Aircraft Registration
TF-ISR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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