Aviation accidents in Greenland
The NTSB database holds 19 accidents and incidents in Greenland, recorded between 1966 to 2025. 9 of them were fatal (47%), and 12 people died.
The deadliest year was 2001, with 3 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (3 records).
The aircraft types that appear most often are Piper PA-18, Aero Comdr 680 and Piper PA-28.
13 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
19
Records
9
Fatal
12
Deaths
47%
Share fatal
1966 to 2025
Period
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6 of 19 have coordinates
By decade
Aircraft types involved
All 19 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 2001 | Dassault FALCON 20 | Narsarsuaq, Greenland | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Mar 1978 | Beechcraft 65 | Angmagslk, Greenland | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Textron 182T | Nuuk, Greenland | Globe Aero LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 2014 | Diamond DA 40 | Kulusuk, Greenland | Milou 1 LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 2007 | Cirrus SR20 | Greenland, Greenland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-28-181 | Qaqortoq, Greenland | A. E. Palmer/Computa Plane Ltd. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 2000 | Hughes 369D | Nuuk, Greenland | Greenland Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 1998 | Cessna 152 | Ice Cap, Greenland | Oz-Air Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 1967 | Aero Comdr 680-FL | Greenland Ice Cap, Greenland | Atlantic Comma | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2024 | Beechcraft 200 | Egedesminde, Greenland | Norlandair ehf. | Unknown | - |
| 28 Feb 2024 | Bell 206 | Narsaq, Greenland | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Socata TBM 700 | Narsarsuaq, Greenland | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2018 | Cirrus SF50 | Nuuk, Greenland | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2007 | Sikorsky S61N | Gamle Qutdligss, Greenland | Air Greenland | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2001 | Cessna T210M | Narsarsuaq, Greenland | Dale L. Johnson | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1969 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Narssaruaq, Greenland | Jonas Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1967 | Aero Comdr 680-FL | 6424N 4221W, Greenland | Air Carrier SE | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-18 | Narsuak, Greenland | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1966 | Piper PA-18 | Jacobshavn Green, Greenland | Oblate Fathers | No injuries | - |