Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 10 August 1963
Aircraft Type: Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
Owner/operator: Kongelige Danske Flyvevbnet
Registration Number: L-865
Location: Kap Desolation –
ÿ Greenland
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: Catalina flying boatCatalina flying boat
Category: Accident
A Catalina flying boat collided with a mountain during a flight from Narsarsuaq (Bluie West One) and S?ndre Str?mfjord (Bluie West Eight).A Catalina flying boat collided with a mountain during a flight from Narsarsuaq (Bluie West One) and S?ndre Str?mfjord (Bluie West Eight).
Description
The Catalina flying boat collided with a mountain during a flight from Narsarsuaq (also known as ‘Bluie West One’) and S?ndre Str?mfjord (also known as ‘Bluie West Eight’).
Primary Cause
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