Kodiak - Afognak Lake

On October 6, 1973 at 07:05 AM, Kodiak - Afognak Lake experienced a crash involving Grumman G-44 Widgeon, operated by South Central Airlines - SCA, with the event recorded near Kodiak Alaska.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot attempted to takeoff from Kodiak in a limited visibility due to fog. At mid-runway, he realized that another pilot entered the runway so he pulled on the control column to rotate. The twin engine airplane lifted off but due to an insufficient speed, it stalled and crashed in a lake past the runway end. All seven occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. At the time of the accident, the visibility was very poor due to fog.

Aircraft reference details include registration N176MS, MSN 1324, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 57.7902°, -152.4067°.