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Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Alaska: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1975 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Channel Flying Services
Registration:
N1944
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tenakee - Juneau
MSN:
1692
YOM:
1969
Location:
Alaska
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Captain / Total flying hours:
9900
Captain / Total hours on type:
840.00
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in South Alaska while completing a flight from Tenakee to Juneau. No trace of the aircraft nor the five occupants was ever found.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidences, the cause of the accident could not be determined.
Final Report:

Crash of a Douglas C-54D-5-DC Skymaster in Alaska: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
42-72611
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Elmendorf – King Salmon
MSN:
10716
YOM:
1945
Location:
Alaska
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft disappeared in unknown circumstances while completing a flight from Elmendorf AFB to King Salmon. SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned after few weeks as no trace of the aircraft nor the four crew members was found. The wreckage was located in 1972 in an isolated area.

Crash of a De Havilland L-20 Beaver in Alaska: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1954
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Puntilla Lake – Farewell
Location:
Alaska
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a mountainous area while completing a supply mission between Puntilla Lake and Farewell. Both occupants, a pilot and a passenger, were killed.

Crash of a Fairchild C-119C-23-FA Flying Boxcar in Alaska: 20 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:
Registration:
51-2570
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kodiak – Elmendorf
MSN:
10528
YOM:
1950
Location:
Alaska
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a flight from Kodiak to Elmendorf AFB, taking part to the 'Warmwind' exercice. En route, the airplane disappeared in unclear circumstances. As it failed to arrive in Elmendorf, extensive SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended a month later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 20 occupants was found.
Probable cause:
In the absence of evidence, the cause of the accident could not be determined with certainty. However, it is believed that the aircraft was off course at the time of the accident, apparently following issues with radio frequencies between two stations. Following this second accident in Alaska in one week and the third involving a C-119 in the same period, the US government reclaimed funds to modernize the ATC infrastructure in Alaska and to equip the area with VHF beacons.

Crash of a Lockheed 5B Vega in Alaska

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 5 Vega
Operator:
Registration:
NC162W
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
128
YOM:
1930
Location:
Alaska
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the single engine aircraft crashed in the region of the Kuskokwim River. While the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire, all five occupants, a pilot and four passengers, were injured.

Crash of a Fairchild 71 in Alaska

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1933
Type of aircraft:
Fairchild 71
Operator:
Registration:
NC9172
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
MSN:
644
YOM:
1929
Location:
Alaska
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Alaska in November 1933 (exact date unknown). Occupant fate unknown.
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