Seattle – Cordova – Anchorage

On June 14, 1960 at 04:47 AM, Seattle – Cordova – Anchorage experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-749 Constellation, operated by Pacific Northern Airlines - PNA, with the event recorded near Mt Gilbert Alaska.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Pacific Northern Flight 201 failed to maintain its intended track after taking off from Cordova, Alaska, bound for Anchorage, Alaska. Mt. Gilbert is approximately 28 nautical miles to the right of the flight's first intended checkpoint and is 9,646 feet in elevation. At an altitude of 9,000 feet, crashed into the sheer face of Mt. Gilbert, killing all nine passengers and five crew members.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1554V, MSN 2555, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.2512°, -165.6605°.