Sólheimasandur Plane Crash

This United States Navy plane crashed in Sólheimasandur, Iceland in 1973, and has remained there ever since. Thankfully, everyone survived the crash landing, which resulted from the plane running out of fuel. However, as it turns out, the co-pilot switched over to the reserve fuel tank by mistake, so the crash could have been avoided.
If you’re ever in this region of Iceland, you can drive to a nearby road and hike across the black sand to the crash site.