Nikolski – Dutch Harbor

On January 23, 1981 at 12:00 AM, Nikolski – Dutch Harbor experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by PenAir - Peninsula Airways - Alaska Airlines Commuter, with the event recorded near Dutch Harbor Alaska.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

En route from Nikolski to Dutch Harbor on a taxi mail flight, the twin engine seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Dutch Harbor. Pieces from a wing were found floating on water while the main wreckage and the two occupants were not found.

Aircraft reference details include registration N95468, MSN 1140, year of manufacture 1942.

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