Fairbanks - Prudhoe Bay

On December 24, 1968 at 04:30 AM, Fairbanks - Prudhoe Bay experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Interior Airways, with the event recorded near Prudhoe Bay Alaska.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the final approach completed by night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls. At an altitude of 200 feet, the pilot-in-command lost sight of the runway and decided to attempt a go-around when the airplane struck obstacles and crashed short of runway. Two crew members were killed while two others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N760AL, MSN 4229, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 70.3267°, -148.9433°.