Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina near Desolation Cape: 13 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 10, 1963 at 1636 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L-865
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Narsarsuaq – Søndre Strømfjord
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.
