Søndre Strømfjord – Egedesminde

On August 29, 1961 at 03:23 PM, Søndre Strømfjord – Egedesminde experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by Eastern Provincial Airways - EPA, with the event recorded near Sondreströmfjord (Kangerlussuaq) Qeqqata Kommunia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 16.7%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Søndre Strømfjord Airport, en route for Egedesminde (Aasiaat), the aircraft caught fire. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed. A crew member was killed while five other occupants were injured, some of them seriously. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-MEX, MSN 332, year of manufacture 1960.