Fokker F27 Friendship crash, Apr 20, 1985 (2 killed), Gre...
Fokker F27 Friendship accident on April 20, 1985 near Greenland with 2 fatalities. Cause: Fuel transfer problems with the ferry tanks led the crew to...
- Date: April 20, 1985
- Aircraft: Fokker F27 Friendship
- Location: Greenland
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel transfer problems with the ferry tanks led the crew to attempt a return, followed by an emergency landing in snow in worsening weather.
A Fokker F27 Friendship 100 on a ferry flight from North Yemen to Nicaragua, carrying auxiliary fuel tanks in the cabin, crashed in Greenland on 20 April 1985. Two people died and the aircraft was destroyed. The crew had difficulty drawing fuel from the ferry tank system before the accident.