.jpg) A Consolidated PBY-5A similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 May 1962 |
| Summary | Sank on landing |
| Site | Godthab harbour |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Canadian-Vickers PBY-5A Canso |
| Operator | Eastern Provincial Airways on behalf of Greenlandair (now Air Greenland) |
| Registration | CF-IHA |
| Flight origin | Kangerlussuaq Airport, Greenland |
| Destination | Godthåb, Greenland |
| Passengers | 18 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Survivors | 6 |
On 12 May 1962, an Eastern Provincial Airways Canso amphibian flying boat operating for Greenlandair (now Air Greenland) sank at Godthåb (now Nuuk) in Greenland, causing the death of 15 passengers.
Accident
The Catalina was operating a scheduled flight from Kangerlussuaq Airport to Godthåb for Greenlandair with 21 on board, while landing on the water at Goodthab harbour it sank with 15 passengers being killed. Initial reports were that the aircraft had hit debris on the water.
Aircraft
The aircraft CF-IHA was a Canadian-built variant of the Consolidated Catalina built by Canadian-Vickers in 1944. It was built for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) with serial number 11058 until it was sold in 1947.
Investigation
A technical investigation concluded that the nose wheel doors had not closed properly probably due to mechanical failure. With a gap of 70mm, the doors were torn off on landing letting water into the nose wheel bay, the pressure of water caused a bulkhead to fail and the aircraft to sink.
References
- ^ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 10 February 2018.
- "Eastern Provincial Airways Accident". Flight International. 24 May 1962. p. 816.
| Air Greenland | |
|---|---|
| Aviation accidents and incidents in 1962 (1962) | |
|---|---|
| Feb 25 Avensa Fairchild F-27 accidentMar 1 American Airlines Flight 1Mar 4 Caledonian Airways Flight 153Mar 8 Turkish Airlines crashMar 16 Flying Tiger Line Flight 739May 6 Channel Airways Dakota accidentMay 12 Godthab Catalina crashMay 22 Continental Airlines Flight 11Jun 3 Air France Flight 007Jun 22 Air France Flight 117Jun 30 Aeroflot Flight 902Jul 7 Alitalia Flight 771Jul 19 United Arab Airlines Flight 869Jul 22 Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 301Jul 28 Aeroflot Flight 415Sep 3 Aeroflot Flight 03Sep 18 Aeroflot Flight 213Sep 23 Flying Tiger Line Flight 923Nov 23 United Air Lines Flight 297Nov 23 Malév Flight 355Nov 27 Varig Flight 810Nov 30 Eastern Air Lines Flight 512Dec 14 Paraná da Eva Panair do Brasil Lockheed Constellation crashDec 19 LOT Vickers Viscount accident | |
| 1961 ◄ ► 1963 |
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| "*" occurred in Greenland; "**" occurred in the Faroe Islands | |