Narsarsuaq – Søndre Strømfjord

On August 10, 1963 at 04:36 PM, Narsarsuaq – Søndre Strømfjord experienced a crash involving Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, operated by Royal Danish Air Force - Flyvevåbnet, with the event recorded near Desolation Cape Kommune Kujalleq.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration L-865.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 60.7340°, -48.1740°.