Red Devil - Anchorage

On October 1, 1979 at 09:00 AM, Red Devil - Anchorage experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Methow Aviation, with the event recorded near Sparrevohn Alaska.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 weather. On a flight from Red Devil to Anchorage, while flying over mountainous terrain, the pilot encountered severe downdrafts when the airplane crashed in flames on a hilly terrain near Sparrevohn. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N4912, MSN 544, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 61.0960°, -155.5746°.