A Bell 206L-4 Long Ranger IV helicopter registered OY-HIO that made an emergency landing on 28 February near Narsaq has been successfully towed ashore at the port of Narsaq after sending out a distress signal.
The pilot of the helicopter, owned by Sermeq Helicopters, activated the emergency floats after a technical malfunction and made a forced landing on a beach of the Skovfjord, 13km southeast of Narsaq, Kujalleq. He was not injured and was rescued by a Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter of Air Greenland and airlifted to a hospital in Qaqortoq out of precaution. The helicopter received substantial damage.
An investigation, involving police interrogations and the Accident Commission, is underway to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident.