Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 24 October 1963
Aircraft Type: Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A Catalina
Owner/operator: Kongelige Danske Flyvevbnet
Registration Number: L-862
Location: Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) –
ÿ Greenland
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Catalina seaplanes (L-862 and L-864) and Douglas C-54Catalina seaplanes (L-862 and L-864) and Douglas C-54
Category: Other
A hangar fire at Narsarsuaq Airport, Greenland, resulted in the destruction of two Danish Air Force Catalina seaplanes and a Douglas C-54 leased to the Danish Government.A hangar fire at Narsarsuaq Airport, Greenland, resulted in the destruction of two Danish Air Force Catalina seaplanes and a Douglas C-54 leased to the Danish Government.
Description
Two Danish Air Force Catalina seaplanes (L-862 and L-864) were on deployment from Vrl?se Air Base (EKVL), Denmark. They were parked in a hangar at Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK), Greenland. A hangar fire erupted, destroying both planes. A Douglas C-54 on lease to the Danish Government, TF-IST, was also destroyed.
Primary Cause
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