Reykjavik - Goose Bay

On December 5, 1994 at 12:23 PM, Reykjavik - Goose Bay experienced a crash involving Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, operated by Dornier Flugzeugwerke, with the event recorded near Nuuk (Godthåb) Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq.

The flight was categorized as delivery 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: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft was on a delivery flight from Germany to Colombia via Iceland and Canada, carrying one passenger and one pilot. On the leg from Reykjavik to Goose Bay, about 20 minutes into the flight, the right engine failed. As the pilot was unable to restart it, he decided to divert to Nuuk for an emergency landing. On short final, at a height of about 100 metres, the aircraft entered a right turn and struck the ground. Upon impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft came to rest against an embankment. Both occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-IDNG, MSN 4112, year of manufacture 1971.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 64.1910°, -51.6965°.