Søndre Strømfjord – Egedesminde
Flight / Schedule
Søndre Strømfjord – Egedesminde
Aircraft
De Havilland DHC-3 OtterRegistration
CF-MEX
MSN
332
Year of Manufacture
1960
Operator
Eastern Provincial Airways - EPADate
August 29, 1961 at 03:23 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Sondreströmfjord (Kangerlussuaq) Qeqqata Kommunia
Region
Europe • Greenland
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
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.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
4
Estimated Survivors
5
Fatality Rate
16.7%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Søndre Strømfjord – Egedesminde
Operator
Eastern Provincial Airways - EPAFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Greenland
Aircraft Details
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