Sikorsky S61N OY-HGZ
18 April 2007 · Gamle Qutdligss, Greenland · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 2007 at about 17:15 local time, a Sikorsky S61N registered OY-HGZ, operated by Air Greenland, was involved in an accident near Gamle Qutdligss, Greenland. 27 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gamle Qutdligss, Greenland
- Coordinates
- 89.2181, -50.0014
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S61N
- Registration
- OY-HGZ
- Category
- Helicopter
- Operator
- Air Greenland
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kapgla → Gamle Qutdligss
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- DEN07WA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Sikorsky S61N accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2006 | Sikorsky S61N | Tenerife, Spain | Helicsa | Fatal | 6 |
| 16 May 2022 | Sikorsky S61N | Tongyeong-si, Kiribati | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jan 1965 | Sikorsky S61N | Stratford Conn, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2007 | Cirrus SR20 | Greenland, Greenland | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 18 Jul 2000 | Hughes 369D | Nuuk, Greenland | Greenland Air | Fatal | 1 |