Narsarsuaq | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

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.

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

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1963 at 1636 LT

Type of aircraft:

Consolidated PBY Catalina

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Registration:

L-865

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Site:

Mountains

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Narsarsuaq – Søndre Strømfjord

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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.

Crash of a Douglas C-54A-1-DO Skymaster in Greenland: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1957 at 0335 LT

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

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N68736

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Qikiqtarjuaq – Narsarsuaq

MSN:

7449

YOM:

1943

Flight number:

UO736

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Captain / Total flying hours:

12929

Captain / Total hours on type:

5150.00

Copilot / Total flying hours:

5675

Copilot / Total hours on type:

3550

Circumstances:

The aircraft carried a crew of three and no passengers. It was one of several Company aircraft under contract to transport diesel oil from Narsarsuaq, Greenland, to various DEW Line sites (Distant Early Warning Radar Line). The flight was returning from DEW site 39 when it crashed during a VFR descent on the Greenland ice cap at approximately 0335LT. After impact, the airplane skidded about 4,500 feet before coming to rest. The copilot survived while two other occupants were killed.

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Ground accident of a Douglas SC-47D near Narsarsuaq

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1955

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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43-48765

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14581/26026

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1944

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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

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

43-16252

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

20718

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1944

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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

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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43-15599

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20065

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1944

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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.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.104 Dove in Goose Bay: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 29, 1952

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.104 Dove

Operator:

Registration:

N4964N

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Delivery

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Narsarsuaq – Goose Bay

MSN:

04332

YOM:

1952

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Goose Bay

Newfoundland & Labrador

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Canada

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North America

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The crew was performing a delivery flight from Bluie West One Airfield (Narsarsuaq) to Goose Bay. On final approach, the pilot-in-command encountered difficulties due to poor weather conditions. The twin engine airplane hit the ground short of runway threshold and crashed. Both occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B Dakota IV into the Atlantic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1945

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

KN271

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Delivery

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Narsarsuaq – Reykjavik

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27205/15760

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1945

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The crew was performing a delivery flight from the Bluie West One Airport located in Narsarsuaq and Reykjavik, Iceland. Enroute, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean some 100 km east of Greenland, at coordinates 63°18'00.0"N 38°00'00.0"W. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
S/L Z. W. Hirsz, pilot,
P/O D. Washer, copilot,
F/Sgt W. R. Gregory, navigator,
F/Lt H. B. Clarke, wireless operator.