Incident Sikorsky S-38B NC159H ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27384
 
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Date:Tuesday 13 September 1932
Time:
Type:Sikorsky S-38B
Owner/operator:George R. Hutchinson
Registration: NC159H
MSN: 114-19
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Itersak Fjord 40 miles south west of Angmagsalik, Greenland -   Greenland
Phase: En route
Nature:Demo/Airshow/Display
Departure airport:Julianshaab, Greenland
Destination airport:Angmagsalik, Greenland
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Forced landing off the Greenland coast due to bad weather.. Hutchinson Family on their way from New York to London.

Sources:

http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N24.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._Hutchinson
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-sikorsky-s-38b-greenland
De Indische courant
12-09-1932
https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=TDB19321004-01.1.3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2015 12:25 Aerossurance Updated [Country, Plane category]
07-May-2020 19:47 Sergey L. Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
19-May-2021 13:23 Cobar Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
07-Dec-2021 11:57 Cobar Updated [Country]

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