Fairbanks - Unalakleet

On June 8, 1975 at 11:55 AM, Fairbanks - Unalakleet experienced a crash involving Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, operated by ERA Aviation, with the event recorded near Ruby Alaska.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Fairbanks to Unalakleet, the pilot encountered technical problems with the engine and elected to make a forced landing when the airplane crashed into a swamp near Ruby. Both occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1593U, MSN 207-0193, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 64.7380°, -155.4892°.