Diamond DA40 Diamond Star, N39SE: Accident occurred September 11, 2014 in Kulusuk, Greenland

NTSB Identification: CEN14WA502 
 Accident occurred Thursday, September 11, 2014 in Kulusuk, Greenland
Aircraft: DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40, registration: N39SE
Injuries: 1 Fatal.

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. The foreign authority was the source of this information.

On September 11, 2014, about 1600 coordinated universal time, a Diamond Aircraft Industries Inc. DA 40 airplane, N39SE, owned and operated by Milou 1 LLC, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Kulusuk, Greenland. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated from Iceland and was destined for Kulusuk Airport, Greenland.

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Paul Eriksmoen, 34, of Shelton, Wash., is the son of Forum columnist Curtis Eriksmoen. Paul was flying alone from Iceland to Greenland on Thursday and reported that he was having engine trouble before the plane crashed. 

Photo:   The Forum. 
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MILOU 1 LLC: http://registry.faa.gov/N39SE

 The remains of the plane and its pilot, Paul Eriksmoen, were located Wednesday on the island of Kulusuk, on Greenland’s eastern coast, near the airport where he was expected to land Sept. 11, the Arctic Journal reported, citing Greenland officials.

Paul Eriksmoen, 34, of Shelton, Wash., was flying alone from Iceland to Greenland and reported that the plane was having engine trouble before the crash, said his father, who writes a weekly column about North Dakota history.

The search for the plane was hampered by inclement weather, and it was a transport helicopter flying a regular route that discovered the wreckage, officials said.

Curtis Eriksmoen said his son contracted with aircraft manufacturers to deliver planes to customers. In this case, he was flying a small plane to from Keflavik, Iceland, to Kulusuk, the father said.

Paul Eriksmoen, who was married without children, was born in Bismarck and grew up in Sioux City, Iowa. His mother is Terry Wheeler, formerly Irving, who represented Grand Forks in the North Dakota Legislature in the 1970s.

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Officials in Greenland say they have located the wreckage of a single-engine airplane missing since last Thursday. 

 The remains of the DA40 and its pilot, the sole person on board at the time, were spotted this afternoon local time on the island of Kulusuk, on Greenland’s eastern coast, in the vicinity of the airport where it was due to land on September 11.

The airplane, reportedly piloted by Paul Eriksmoen, of Shelton, Washington, had been en route to Kulusuk from Keflavik, Iceland, when it lost contact with air traffic controllers in Greenland.

The seven-day search for the airplane, which included coastal waters as well as inland areas, had been hindered at times by inclement weather, and the wreckage was found after the search had officially been called off earlier today.

Camilla Hegnsborg, a spokesperson for the search efforts, said a transport helicopter flying a regular route made the discovery.

The area where the plane was found had been searched several times, but Hegnsborg said the inclement weather was the likely reason why it had not been found sooner, despite the proximity to its destination airport.

- Source:   http://arcticjournal.com


FARGO – The son of Forum columnist Curtis Eriksmoen has not been heard from since Thursday when the plane he was piloting apparently crashed on the way to Greenland. 

Paul Eriksmoen, 34, of Shelton, Wash., was flying alone from Iceland to Greenland and reported that the plane was having engine trouble before the crash, said his father, who writes a column about North Dakota history.

Curtis Eriksmoen said his son contracts with aircraft manufacturers to deliver planes to customers. In this case, he was flying a Cessna to Kulusuk, an island settlement in southeast Greenland. He was expected to land in Kulusuk on Thursday evening.

It’s unclear whether he crashed on water or land. Search parties have been looking for him and the plane, said Curtis Eriksmoen, who learned of the crash Saturday after family members were unable to contact his son.

Paul Eriksmoen, who is married without children, was born in Bismarck. His mother is Terry Wheeler, formerly Irving, who represented Grand Forks in the North Dakota Legislature in the 1970s.

He grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas.

- Source:  http://www.wday.com

Paul Eriksmoen, pilot of a Cessna aircraft, pictured here, told berry-picker-rescuers Dora and Job Hopkins that he had had better days but was otherwise alright, after he had to ditch his plane in Labrador's Groswater Bay on Saturday Aug. 30. (Natalie Andersen)

From berry picking to plane crash rescue mission 

Labrador couple helps lone pilot after plane crash-landed in Groswater Bay enroute to Greenland

CBC News Posted: Sep 01, 2014 4:54 PM NT
Last Updated: Sep 01, 2014 5:54 PM NT


A weekend berry picking trip ended up turning into a plane crash rescue mission for one couple from Labrador.

Dora Hopkins and her partner Job were berry picking Saturday morning when they noticed a plane overhead was in trouble.

"I said 'oh my God it's crashing,'" she said.

"Like, it's gonna crash, it's going in for a landing," said Hopkins.

The private Cessna 206 —which had left Goose Bay Airport enroute to Greenland— was flying 10 kilometres east of Rigolet when it crash-landed in Groswater Bay around 10:30 a.m..

Lost oil pressure, smoke in cockpit

The 34-year-old male lone pilot was not injured, despite radioing that there had been a loss of oil pressure and smoke in his cockpit.

After bringing the plane down safely in the bay, the pilot was met by a small boat with the Hopkins' aboard.

"The main concern is like, 'is everybody okay aboard the plane?'" Hopkins recalled.

"Thank God he was good, [the pilot] was a bit shook up I think but he was good," she said.

"He said he was ok and that he had had better days," said Hopkins.

The Joint Rescue Co-Ordination Centre in Halifax sent three helicopters to rescue the man, but called them off after a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter — that happened to be in the area — was able to get to the accident scene faster.

The RCMP also sent a boat out to the plane after the rescue to ensure that the emergency responder was turned off.

Story and Photos:   http://www.cbc.ca