ASN Aircraft accident Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander N587JA Narsarsuaq
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Date:Friday 3 January 1969
Time:13:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic BN2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander
Operator:General Airlines
Registration: N587JA
MSN: 40
First flight: 1968-12-10 ()
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Narsarsuaq (   Greenland)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK/BGBW), Greenland
Narrative:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO
» NTSB
» Correio da Manhã 5 January 1969, p8
» World Directory of Airliner Crashes


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