Airplane Crash - King Cove, Alaska 09/08/1973
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - King Cove, Alaska
| Date | 09/08/1973 |
| Time | 04:42 |
| Location | King Cove, Alaska |
| Operator | World Airways |
| Route | Travis AFB - Clark AFB - Yokota AFB, Japan |
| Type | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F |
| Registration | N802WA |
| Cn/In | 46146 |
| Aboard | 6 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | Hit mountain at 3,500 ft., in level flight, 15.5 miles east of airport in fog. Improper IFR operation. Descended below MSA in mountainous terrain. |
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