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Crash of an Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante near Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1991
Operator:
Registration:
N731A
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Springfield - Goose Bay - Narsarsuaq - Southend
MSN:
110-275
YOM:
1980
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Icing conditions forced the crew to descend from 9,000 feet to get below the clouds. The twin engine aircraft struck an ice sheet at a speed of 180 knots at a height of 5,125 feet. Cloud base was reported to be 3,000 feet with a wind at 7 knots from 7° and 10 km visibility in moderate rain. All three crew members survived the accident and were picked up by the Danish Navy in a Lynx helicopter. The departure airport of the ferry flight was Springfield Airport, MO (SGF) and the final destination was going to be Southend Municipal Airport (SEN), UK.

Crash of a Learjet 25XR near Narsarsuaq: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1982
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HZ-GP5
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
25-199
YOM:
1975
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was cleared to descend from FL310 to 9,000 feet when the airplane struck the slope of an ice covered mountain located about 130 km northeast of Narsarsuaq. The wreckage was found at an altitude of about 2,630 meters and both pilots were killed. For unknown reasons, the airplane descended at an insufficient altitude to clear the obstacles.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1977
Registration:
N723A
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4395
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The right main gear failed upon landing. The airplane veered to the left and came to rest. Both occupants were uninjured and the aircraft was not repaired.

Crash of a Beechcraft 65 Queen Air in Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N6PC
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
LC-94
YOM:
1961
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching Narsarsuaq on a flight from the US, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest in a fjord located few km from the airport. Both occupants were rescued few hours later and were injured by negative temperatures. The aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander in Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1969 at 1340 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N587JA
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
40
YOM:
1968
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
17500
Captain / Total hours on type:
245.00
Circumstances:
On final approach to Narsarsuaq Airport, the twin engine aircraft was too low and crashed few km short of runway. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed. He was supposed to deliver the aircraft to the US.
Final Report:

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina near Desolation Cape: 13 killed

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1963 at 1636 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L-865
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Narsarsuaq – Søndre Strømfjord
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
While cruising in bad weather conditions on a flight from Narsarsuaq to Søndre Strømfjord, the seaplane struck the slope of a mountain and was destroyed upon impact. The wreckage was found few hours later in the region of Desolation Cape and all 13 occupants have been killed.

Ground accident of a Douglas SC-47D near Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1955
Operator:
Registration:
43-48765
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
14581/26026
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing, the airplane struck an irregularities in the terrain, causing a main gear and its ski to be sheared off. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and there were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47D near Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1954
Operator:
Registration:
43-16252
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
MSN:
20718
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances some 56 km northeast of Narsarsuaq. Occupant fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-85-DL near Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
43-15599
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20065
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft ran out of fuel, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed about 16 km west of Narsarsuaq. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.