Keflavik – Vágar

On August 3, 1996 at 01:45 PM, Keflavik – Vágar experienced a crash involving Gulfstream GIII, operated by Royal Danish Air Force - Flyvevåbnet, with the event recorded near Vágar Vágar.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On final approach to Vágar Airport runway 12, the crew encountered extreme atmospheric turbulences. Control was lost and the aircraft crashed on the slope of a mountain located 2 km short of runway. All nine occupants were killed, among them Admiral Hans Jørgen Garde, Chief of the Danish Army, and his wife Anna garde. At the time of the accident, the visibility was good but severe turbulences were present in the approach path.

Aircraft reference details include registration F-330, MSN 330, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 62.0899°, -7.2346°.