Fairbanks - Deadhorse

On April 30, 1975 at 08:15 PM, Fairbanks - Deadhorse experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-188 Electra, operated by Zantop International Airlines, 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. On approach to Deadhorse Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane struck the runway surface 1,000 feet past its threshold. After initial impact, the left wing was torn off and the airplane went out of control. On a snow and ice covered runway, the airplane veered off runway to the left before coming to rest in flames few hundred yards further. All three crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N283F, MSN 1089, year of manufacture 1959.

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