Zone
Alaska

Crash of a Ford 5 near Anchorage

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Republic Oil Company
Registration:
NR9648
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5-AT-057
YOM:
1929
Location:
Anchorage
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a SAR mission after polar fliers were missing. En route, weather conditions worsened and the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing in the tundra. After landing, the three engine aircraft overturned and came to rest upside down. All three occupants were unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker near Skilak Lake: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Bellanca CH-300 Pacemaker
Operator:
Registration:
NC259M
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Anchorage - Russian River
MSN:
161
YOM:
1929
Location:
Skilak Lake
Alaska
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was performing a taxi flight from Anchorage to a fishing camp located near Russian River, in the Kenai peninsula. En route, the airplane named 'Aquila' impacted the slope of a mountain located near the Skilak Lake. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Steve Mills, pilot, founder and owner of Star Air Service.
Passengers:
Mr. & Mrs George Markle,
Mr. & Mrs Lawrence David,
Mr. Augustus Teik.
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