Nome - Shishmaref

On December 3, 1979 at 12:00 AM, Nome - Shishmaref experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Evergreen International Airlines, with the event recorded near Nome Alaska.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane departed Nome on a VFR flight to Shishmaref, about 122 miles to the north. Few minutes after takeoff, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with snow falls, limited visibility (night) and icing conditions. The airplane struck the slope of a mountain located to the north of Nome. As the airplane failed to arrive at destination, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the four occupants was found. The wreckage was localized on February 10, 1980. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all four occupants have been found dead.

Aircraft reference details include registration N8061V, MSN 294, year of manufacture 1970.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 64.4990°, -165.3988°.