Elmendorf - Cape Romanzof

On December 15, 1965 at 12:00 AM, Elmendorf - Cape Romanzof experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by Air National Guard, with the event recorded near Cape Romanzof Alaska.

The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a supply mission from Elmendorf AFB, carrying various equipments for scientists based at the Cape Romanzof Weather Station. On approach, the crew encountered whiteout conditions and the pilot-in-command was unable to locate the runway so he decided to make a go-around when the airplane struck a ridge located few miles northwest of the airfield and crashed. The airplane was destroyed and all five crew members were killed. The flight was performed by the Air National Guard.

Aircraft reference details include registration 54-0647, MSN 20096, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 61.8122°, -166.0978°.