7237

On June 15, 1967 at 12:00 AM, 7237 experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by United States Coast Guard - USCG, with the event recorded near Sloko Lake British Columbia.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was completing a flight from the State of Montana to Juneau, Alaska. En route, he was requested to take part to a SAR mission after a small plane carrying two people was missing. In the region of the Sloko Lake, the seaplane struck a mountain and crashed. Three crew members were killed and three others were rescued. Those killed were: Lt Robert D. Brown, Lt David J. Bain, AT2 Robert W. Striff Jr.

Aircraft reference details include registration 7237, MSN G-324, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 59.0946°, -133.7725°.