Bethel - Holy Cross

On August 27, 1980 at 07:20 PM, Bethel - Holy Cross experienced a crash involving Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, operated by Bush Air, with the event recorded near Paimiut Alaska.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Bethel to Holy Cross, the pilot encountered technical problems with the engine that oversped and failed. He reduced his altitude and completed an emergency landing in Paimiut. The pilot escaped uninjured while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1712U, MSN 207-0312, year of manufacture 1976.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 61.9633°, -160.2358°.