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Accidents and incidents at Goose Bay Airport (YYR)

Occurrences with Goose Bay Airport (YYR) reported as an aircraft's departure or destination airport.

7 records from 1986 to 2025, 5 of them fatal. Most often a Beechcraft 1900; most often in Maine.

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Occurrences77 accidents · 0 incidents · 7 mapped
Fatal occurrences5Fatality total known for 7 of 7
Reported fatalities6Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1986–202529 Jan 1986 – 22 Aug 2025

By year

Goose Bay Airport (YYR): occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19861 occurrences in 1986, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1986 (1).12
20101 occurrences in 2010, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1986 (1).11
20121 occurrences in 2012, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1986 (1).00
20141 occurrences in 2014, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1986 (1).11
20151 occurrences in 2015, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1986 (1).11
20161 occurrences in 2016, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1986 (1).00
20251 occurrences in 2025, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1986 (1).11

Aircraft types

Goose Bay Airport (YYR): most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Beechcraft 1900100
Cessna 172111
Cessna 185111
Cessna 210112
Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR111
Learjet 36100
Piper PA-44111

Countries

Goose Bay Airport (YYR): countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 5 occurrences, 71.4% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.71.4%44
CanadaCanada: 1 occurrences, 14.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 5).14.3%00
IcelandIceland: 1 occurrences, 14.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 5).14.3%12

US states and territories

Goose Bay Airport (YYR): US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
MaineMaine: 3 occurrences, 42.9% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.42.9%33
ConnecticutConnecticut: 1 occurrences, 14.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Maine, 3).14.3%00
MinnesotaMinnesota: 1 occurrences, 14.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Maine, 3).14.3%11

Deadliest occurrences

Goose Bay Airport (YYR): deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
DCA86AA017 · Cessna P210N29 Jan 19862Keflavik, Iceland1
ERA25FA309 · Cessna A185F22 Aug 20251Bangor, ME, United States1
ERA15FA326 · Piper PA44 18027 Aug 20151Houlton, ME, United States1
CEN14FA278 · Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV7 Jun 20141Duluth, MN, United States1
ERA10LA105 · Cessna 172S4 Jan 20101Greenbush, ME, United States1

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  1. ERA25FA309 · Cessna A185F

    22 Aug 2025 · Bangor, ME, United States · 1 fatal

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  2. ENG16WA022 · Beech 1900 D

    20 Apr 2016 · Gander, Canada

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  3. ERA15FA326 · Piper PA44 180

    27 Aug 2015 · Houlton, ME, United States · 1 fatal

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  4. CEN14FA278 · Hermann Bjorn LANCAIR IV

    7 Jun 2014 · Duluth, MN, United States · 1 fatal

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  5. Fox Flight Learjet 36A accident

    20 Sept 2012 · New Haven, CT, United States

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  6. ERA10LA105 · Cessna 172S

    4 Jan 2010 · Greenbush, ME, United States · 1 fatal

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  7. DCA86AA017 · Cessna P210N

    29 Jan 1986 · Keflavik, Iceland · 2 fatal

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