McGrath - McGrath

On July 22, 1968 at 05:57 PM, McGrath - McGrath experienced a crash involving Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, operated by Avery Aviation, with the event recorded near McGrath Alaska.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a fire fighting mission near McGrath. While flying at low height, the airplane stuck the slope of a mountain and crashed, killing all four occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration N7974A, MSN 66306, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 62.9564°, -155.5958°.