Gulfstream GIII crash, Aug 3, 1996 (9 killed), Vágar
Gulfstream GIII accident on August 3, 1996 near Vágar, Vágar, Faroe Islands with 9 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control in extreme atmospheric turbulence...
- Date: August 3, 1996
- Aircraft: Gulfstream GIII
- Location: Vágar, Vágar, Faroe Islands
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control in extreme atmospheric turbulence during the final approach to runway 12 at Vagar. Sources differ on the weather, and no official report was located.
A Royal Danish Air Force Gulfstream III carrying senior officers, including the Chief of the Danish Army, crashed on a mountain slope about 2 km short of the runway at Vagar while on approach. Sources describe severe turbulence in the approach path. All nine people on board were killed.