N6PC

On January 26, 1972 at 12:00 AM, N6PC experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, operated by Colman %26 Eckert, with the event recorded near Narsarsuaq Kommune Kujalleq.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While approaching Narsarsuaq on a flight from the US, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing for unknown reason. The aircraft crash landed and came to rest in a fjord located few km from the airport. Both occupants were rescued few hours later and were injured by negative temperatures. The aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6PC, MSN LC-94, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 61.1615°, -45.4176°.