Yakutat - Anchorage

On September 12, 1977 at 12:00 PM, Yakutat - Anchorage experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-7, operated by Safe Air Cargo, with the event recorded near Yakutat Alaska.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from Yakutat Airport, while climbing to a height of 50 feet, one of the engine caught fire. The captain elected to return for an emergency landing when he lost control of the airplane that crashed in flames in a wooded area located 2,5 miles from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6314J, MSN 45359/868, year of manufacture 1957.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 59.5727°, -139.5783°.