The Safety Investigation Authority (SIA, is, Rannsóknarnefnd samgönguslysa) is an agency of the government of

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

. It investigates maritime, traffic, and aviation accidents and incidents, as well as other serious incidents. It is headquartered in

Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

. The SIA reports to the Minister of the Interior. It was established in 2013 when the board of investigations for aviation accidents, traffic accidents and maritime accidents was combined together into one institution. It consists of 7 staff, 2 for each division along with one receptionist. It also has a board with 13 members that don't work full-time for the institution.

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Rannsóknarnefnd Samgönguslysa
(Icelandic) Government of Iceland Aviation organizations based in Iceland Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents {{Iceland-transport-stub