San Francisco - Fairbanks - Deadhorse

On December 10, 1974 at 08:15 PM, San Francisco - Fairbanks - Deadhorse experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-188 Electra, operated by Fairbanks Air Services, with the event recorded near Deadhorse 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.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane was completing a cargo flight from San Francisco to Deadhorse with an intermediate stop in Fairbanks, carrying a crew of three and 17,000 liters of fuel. After touchdown on a gravel runway covered by snow and ice, control was lost. The airplane veered off runway to the left, contacted an embankment then came to rest on a road. All three crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N400FA, MSN 1064, year of manufacture 1959.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 70.1999°, -148.4618°.