Airplane Crash - Mt. Iliamna, Alaska 09/06/1977
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Mt. Iliamna, Alaska
Date | 09/06/1977 |
Time | 14:52 |
Location | Mt. Iliamna, Alaska |
Operator | Alaska Aeronautical Industries |
Flight # | 302 |
Route | Iliamna - Anchorage |
Type | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
Registration | N563MA |
Cn/In | 196 |
Aboard | 13 |
Fatalities | 13 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | Crashed in level flight into Mt. Iliamna glacier at 7,000 feet. Failure of the flight crew to use proper navigational procedures for the route being flown especially their failure to use the available backup means of navigation to verify the position and progress of the flight. Recovery of bodies or wreckage not possible. |
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