Haines – Juneau

On December 11, 1954 at 12:00 AM, Haines – Juneau experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by United States Coast Guard - USCG, with the event recorded near Haines Alaska.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft was engaged in an ambulance flight, carrying a patient from Haines to Juneau. Upon departure, the airplane crashed into the harbor in unclear circumstances, killing the patient and all three crew members. Three other passengers were injured. Crew: Al1 Clifford E. Habecker, pilot, † Ad1 Andrew P. Tournier, copilot, † Al3 Doyle E. Jahn, flight engineer. † Passenger: Fred Harrington (patient). †

Aircraft reference details include registration 2121, MSN G-348, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 59.0831°, -135.3431°.