Juneau – Haines – Bridget Cove – Juneau

On August 20, 1958 at 03:25 PM, Juneau – Haines – Bridget Cove – Juneau experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by Alaska Coastal Airlines, with the event recorded near Eldred Rock Alaska.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 11.1%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft flew into the water of Lynn Canal near Eldred Rock, 65 miles north-northwest of Juneau, Alaska, at approximately 1525LT. Six of the eight passengers and the pilot were seriously injured. One passenger died four days later. The aircraft, an amphibian, descended into the glassy water in cruising configuration from an established cruise altitude of approximately 200 feet. The aircraft received major damage from impact, sank, and was not recovered.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4774C.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 58.9715°, -135.2212°.