[3][4] The plane was attempting to land at Reykjavík airport during heavy snowfall.
The following days, both land, sea and air searches were conducted including by the ICGV Ægir and the herring vessel Fanney that searched the area with depth sounders.
[8][9][10] Glitfaxi was built in 1942 in Santa Monica, California, for the United States Air Force.
In November 1946, Flugfélag Íslands bought the aircraft from Scottish Aviation which had converted her for passenger flights.
[12][13] The accident is featured in the book Hinn hvíti galdur by Ólafur Tryggvason.