Dutch Harbor - Anchorage

On December 2, 1979 at 04:21 PM, Dutch Harbor - Anchorage experienced a crash involving Learjet 24, operated by ERA Aviation, with the event recorded near Dutch Harbor Alaska.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During the takeoff roll at Dutch Harbor Airport, the airplane swerved then collided with rocks and the right side of the runway. The crew aborted the takeoff procedure but the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames. All six occupants were injured, three of them seriously. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N300JA, MSN 24-282, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.8868°, -166.5418°.