Narrative:
Icing conditions forced the crew to descend from 9000 feet to get below the clouds. The Bandeirante struck an ice sheet at 180 knots, at a height of 5125 feet. Cloud base was reported to be 3000 feet with a 7deg/7 knots wind and 10 km visibility in moderate rain.
All three crew members survived the accident and were picked up by the Danish Navy in a Lynx helicopter. The departure airport of the ferry flight was Springfield Airport, MO (SGF) and the final destination was going to be Southend Municipal Airport (SEN).
accident date: 08-10-1991
type: Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante
registration: N731A
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 8 October 1991 |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante |
| Operator: | BAC Charter |
| Registration: | N731A |
| MSN: | 110275 |
| First flight: | 1980 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Narsarsuaq ( Greenland)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR), Canada |
| Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK/BGBW), Greenland |
Icing conditions forced the crew to descend from 9000 feet to get below the clouds. The Bandeirante struck an ice sheet at 180 knots, at a height of 5125 feet. Cloud base was reported to be 3000 feet with a 7deg/7 knots wind and 10 km visibility in moderate rain.
All three crew members survived the accident and were picked up by the Danish Navy in a Lynx helicopter. The departure airport of the ferry flight was Springfield Airport, MO (SGF) and the final destination was going to be Southend Municipal Airport (SEN).
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accident date: 08-10-1991
type: Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante
registration: N731A
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Goose Bay Airport, NL to Narsarsuaq Airport as the crow flies is 1240 km (775 miles).
Distance from Goose Bay Airport, NL to Narsarsuaq Airport as the crow flies is 1240 km (775 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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