On 29 July 2024, a Piper PA46 Malibu making an eastbound transatlantic flight via Narsarsuaq was descending southwest of the airport when the engine failed. A successfully managed ditching occurred and rescue from dinghy into which the two occupants evacuated occurred without significant delay after the fortuitous presence of military airborne and marine assets in the vicinity. The cause of the engine failure could not be conclusively determined but no evidence that it could have been foreseen prior to commencement of the flight was found with every appropriate prior continuing airworthiness-related action having been taken ahead of the flight departure.