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Socata TBM 700 accident near Narsarsuaq, Gl, June 17, 2023

On June 17, 2023 at about 6:26 pm local time, a 2015 Socata TBM 700, registered N44WN, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff near Narsarsuaq. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under non-U.S. private rules. No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.

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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged

The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.

Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
June 17, 2023 · about 6:26 pm local time
Place
Narsarsuaq, Gl · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
Weather
not recorded
Aircraft
Socata TBM 700, built 2015 · all TBM 700s on the register
Registration
N44WN · registry record · serial 1064
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Flight of an unrecorded kind · non-U.S. private rules

The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English

What happened, in order

  1. Runway excursion during takeoff defining event

The aircraft

  • Seats: 7
  • Landing gear: fixed

The flight

  • Departed from: Narssarssuaq
  • Destination: Reykjavik

Weather at the time

  • Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Flig1

About this page

Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number GAA23WA167.