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Crash of a Rockwell Gulfstream 690C Jetprop 840 in the Arctic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1990 at 1730 LT
Registration:
N45Q
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Deadhorse - Deadhorse
MSN:
690-11623
YOM:
1980
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
17500
Captain / Total hours on type:
1200.00
Aircraft flight hours:
3115
Circumstances:
On October 11, 1990, about 1730 Alaska daylight time, a wheel-equipped Gulfstream Aerospace 690C Turbine Commander airplane, N45Q, is presumed to have crashed in the Arctic Ocean about 200 miles north-northwest of Deadhorse, Alaska. Neither the airplane nor its occupants have been located. The airplane was being operated by the US Department of the Interior, as a visual flight rules (VFR) public use local game management flight, for the purpose of locating radio collared polar bears, when the accident occurred. The airplane, registered to Bowhead Equipment Company of Seattle, Washington, and operated by Alaska Helicopters, Inc. of Anchorage, Alaska, is presumed to have been destroyed. The certificated airline transport pilot, and the two passengers, are presumed to have received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the point of departure. A VFR flight plan was filed by the pilot for a 5.5 hour flight originating and terminating at Deadhorse. The accident flight originated at the Deadhorse Airport about 1429. According to information received from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA), Air Route Traffic Control Center, radar contact was lost with the accident airplane while it was maneuvering at 22,000 feet msl, about 200 miles north-northwest of Deadhorse. The accident airplane did not reach the intended destination of Deadhorse, and was not located at any airport. The FAA issued an alert notice (ALNOT) at 2221. Search personnel began an extensive search effort that included a high altitude, special radar-equipped airplane, surface vessels, and ground search personnel. The search was suspended on October 26, 1990.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident could not be determined.
Final Report:

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Arctic Ocean

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
8L+DL
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
891
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in the Arctic Ocean. All four crew members were rescued. The airplane sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Arctic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
8L+HL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
898
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While trying to attack HMS Victorious, HMS Devonshire and HMS Suffolk in the Arctic Ocean, the floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Willi Hagen, pilot,
Ofw Herbert Bode, radio operator,
Oblt Rudolf Müller, observer,
Uffz Wilhelm Schmager, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Arctic Ocean

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
8L+ML
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
864
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in the Arctic Ocean. All four crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G into the Arctic Ocean

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
842
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane suffered an engine failure and ditched in the Arctic Ocean. It sank and was lost. The crew was rescued in a dinghy 65 hours later.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by the rupture of the fuel pump.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Arctic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+AL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
869
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the Arctic Ocean.
Crew:
Uffz Herbert Guhl, pilot,
Lt Peter von Nottbeck, observer,
Ogefr Georg Glück, radio operator,
Uffz Hubert Glöser, mechanic.