Boeing 757 incident near Keflavík, Is, June 15, 2009
On June 15, 2009, a Boeing 757, registered TFFIA, suffered minor damage in an incident near Keflavík (Keflavík International Airport). It was flown under foreign airline rules (Part 129). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 15, 2009
- Place
- Keflavík, Iceland · Keflavík International Airport
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 757 · all 757s on the register
- Registration
- TFFIA · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · foreign airline rules (Part 129)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On June 15, 2009, a Boeing 757-200, TF-FIA, experienced heat and smoke emanating from the in-flight entertainment system audio jacks, located in two passenger armrests. The incident occurred prior to takeoff from Keflavík International Airport, Reykjanesbaer, Iceland. After the smoke was observed, power to the entertainment system in the affected seats was shut down, and the flight continued without further incident to Minneapolis-St Paul International, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Iceland. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Iceland. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Board - Iceland Hus FBSR Flugvallarvegi 101 Reykjavik Iceland Office +354 511 1666 (0800 - 1600 hrs) +354 569 4141 (1600 - 0800 hrs) +354 660 0336 (24 hours) Fax +354 511 1667 GSM +354 660 0333 E-mail: rnf@rnf.is Website: http://www.rnf.is
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: KEF Keflavík
- Destination: MSP Minneapolis MN
- Flight plan: not recorded
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under TFFIA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.