ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38139
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| Date: | Friday 24 July 1998 |
| Time: | 00:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Oz-Air Aviation |
| Registration: | N6333H |
| MSN: | 152-84154 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ice Cap at 60'59" N latitude, 44'13" West longitude -
 Greenland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Narssarssuaq (BGBW) |
| Reykjavik (BIRK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On July 24, 1998, at unknown time, a Cessna 152, N6333H, was destroyed when it impacted terrain at Icecap, Greenland. The certificated airline transport rated pilot was fatality injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan had been filed for the flight that departed Narssarssuaq, Greenland, at 15:42 Greenwich Mean Time, destined for Reykjavik, Iceland. The ferry flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the initial notification, the pilot intended to fly south until he felt it was safe to turn east and cross the icecap. At 16:12 GMT, the pilot stated he was going to go direct to 61 degrees north latitude, and 40 degrees west longitude. There were no further transmissions received from the airplane.
On July 29, 1998, at 16:20 GMT, the airplane wreckage was observed at 60 degrees, 59 minutes north latitude, and 44 degrees, 13 minutes west longitude. The elevation of the terrain where the airplane came to rest was 7,000 feet (amsl) above mean sea level.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC98WA196 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001211X10695&ntsbno=NYC98WA196&akey=1
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6333H
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Mar-2015 01:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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