Old Harbor - Kodiak

On December 11, 1974 at 12:00 AM, Old Harbor - Kodiak experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by Kodiak Airways, with the event recorded near Kodiak Alaska.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

Few minutes before its scheduled arrival in Kodiak, the seaplane went out of control and crashed into the Chiniak Bay. SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the five occupants was found.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1583V, MSN 1125, year of manufacture 1942.

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