Narrative:
The Dassault Falcon 20D, EC-EFI, had been acquired by Spanish operator Drenair. The airplane was prepared at West Palm Beach, Florida for a ferry flight to Europe. The aircraft flew to Bedford, Massachusetts and Goose Bay, Canada. From there the aircraft planned to cross the Atlantic via Keflavík, Iceland.
En route to Keflavík, the aircraft encountered extreme head winds, causing the fuel to be exhausted before the aircraft was able to reach Iceland. A ditched was carried out and all occupants were rescued by a helicopter.
Ditching
» Cien Nudos en el morro / by Rafael Murcia Llorens
accident date: 11-10-1987
type: Dassault Falcon 20D
registration: N47JF
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 11 October 1987 |
| Time: | 18:52 UTC |
| Type: |  Dassault Falcon 20D |
| Operator: | Drenair |
| Registration: | EC-EFI |
| MSN: | 189 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 70 km (43.8 mls) SW off Keflavik, Iceland ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR), Canada |
| Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF), Iceland |
The Dassault Falcon 20D, EC-EFI, had been acquired by Spanish operator Drenair. The airplane was prepared at West Palm Beach, Florida for a ferry flight to Europe. The aircraft flew to Bedford, Massachusetts and Goose Bay, Canada. From there the aircraft planned to cross the Atlantic via Keflavík, Iceland.
En route to Keflavík, the aircraft encountered extreme head winds, causing the fuel to be exhausted before the aircraft was able to reach Iceland. A ditched was carried out and all occupants were rescued by a helicopter.
Classification:
Fuel exhaustionDitching
Sources:
» Scramble Nov. 1987» Cien Nudos en el morro / by Rafael Murcia Llorens
Photos
accident date: 11-10-1987
type: Dassault Falcon 20D
registration: N47JF
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 Keflavík International Airport as the crow flies is 2420 km (1512 miles).
Distance from Goose Bay Airport, NL to Keflavík International Airport as the crow flies is 2420 km (1512 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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