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| Date: | Monday 27 February 1967 |
| Time: | 15:22 |
| Type: |  Aero Commander 680FL |
| Owner/operator: | Air Carrier Service Corp, Washington DC. |
| Registration: | N6313U |
| MSN: | 1365-39 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Greenland Ice Cap 6424N 4221W -
 Greenland
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | CYQX |
| BGBW | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft was on ferry flight when pilot ran into extreme weather. Unable to land at airport he ran low on fuel and executed a "precautionary landing off airport" (wheels up on ice) Investigation under juristriction of Danish Govn. No investigation found. Pilot spent 2 nights on icecap before a rescue attempt by the USAF which resulted in a C130D being stuck on the ice. The would be rescuers and the pilot were then rescued by a Greenlandair S61N helicopter. The C130D was recovered later.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Research by K Woolterton. Sources Danish AIB, NTSB,Danish newspaper Politken, Newssheet Sondrestrom Sun,Canadian Archives.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1968 | N6313U | Crown Aviation, Ontario, Canada. | 0 | Greenland Icecap | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2008 03:32 | KevinW | Added |
| 14-Mar-2008 01:17 | KevinW | Updated |
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